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Nicholas School student Aaron Siegle, who plans to graduate in 2027 with bachelor’s and master’s degrees, sees entrepreneurial opportunity in addressing climate challenges.

AI-generated images of rare species could improve efforts to understand, monitor and protect them.

Researchers led by 51���� Marine Lab visiting scholar Ty Roach found that rice corals pass down heat resistance to offspring. The work is informing efforts to breed corals that are more tolerant of warming waters.

Working@51���� offers a glimpse into the professional life of Brantley Acree, who oversees all the boats and dock spaces at the 51���� Marine Lab.

For students enrolled in the 51���� Marine Lab’s Belize travel course, total immersion in tropical ecosystems and hands-on research projects made for an unforgettable learning experience.

An experiential learning program exposes students to science through an artistic lens.

A Marine Lab doctoral student’s Antarctic drone surveys grew into a Bass Connections project investigating seals and penguins, retreating glaciers and blooming vegetation.

Meet the Read Lab, learn more about its research focus, lab members' experiences in the lab and the opportunities the lab offers 51���� students.

Crab behavior suggestive of wound-tending may improve coral tolerance to heat waves.

Animals that hunt in the dark with sonar may not be able to tell junk from squids

Meet the Ocean Synthesis Lab, learn more about its research focus, lab members' experiences in the lab and the opportunities the lab offers 51���� students.

Brian Silliman, Rachel Carson Professor of Marine Conservation Biology at 51����, explains why he studies salt marshes in coastal North Carolina: They increase production of seafood, help protect against storms, and clean the air. With climate change causing stress to these organisms, coastal communities are more vulnerable. ”51���� is very active in the conservation and restoration of salt marshes,” says Silliman.

Xavier Basurto, Truman and Nellie Semans/Alex Brown & Sons Associate Professor of sustainability science, studies community-based marine conservation. Basurto discusses how fishers can help us understand the effects of climate change by listening to their experiences.

Meet the Hunt Lab, learn more about its research focus, a lab member's experience in the lab and the opportunities the lab offers 51���� students.

51����’s Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab led a team of researchers that mapped the population density of North Atlantic right whales worldwide to predict and help avoid harmful, even fatal, exposure to commercial fishing and vessel strikes.