Emily Greenhalgh

WOODS HOLE, Mass. - For generations, scientists have relied on a handful of organisms to study the fundamenta…

Named because they were considered the "right whales to hunt," the critically endangered North Atlantic right…

Are there any lessons from recent Supreme Court decisions that can help us predict how the court will address…

WOODS HOLE, Mass. - For two people to communicate in a loud, crowded room, they need to be standing side by s…

WOODS HOLE, Mass. - Plastics are everywhere. From cell phones to pens and cars to medical devices, the modern…

WOODS HOLE, Mass. - Nitrogen is an element basic for life - plants need it, animals need it, it's in our DNA …

WOODS HOLE, Mass. - When you think of swimming, you probably imagine pushing through the water-creating backw…

By Emily Greenhalgh WOODS HOLE, MASS. - Nearly a quarter of Americans suffer from arthritis, most commonly du…

Roughly 130 miles southeast of Cape Cod, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is home…

Every governor from Florida to Maine has publicly denounced the current administration's proposal to allow of…

When spending the green, shop blue.

Just as parks improve the neighborhoods that surround them, marine protected areas improve the ocean around t…

The protection of new MPAs is the driving force between the New England Aquarium and Draper Engineering.

Right whales were once called the "right whales to hunt" because they swam close to shore, produced high yiel…

Clear skies and not a hint of a breeze. It’s only 8 a.m. and the temperature is already well into the 90s as …

How do you make a big impact with only small grants? That’s the specialty of the Aquarium’s Marine Conservati…

Since 1973, the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) has protected the nation's most at-risk animals, plants,…

Look around you. From plastic bags to food containers, shipping envelopes to ballpoint pens, plastics are eve…

Susie Buttrick has been volunteering at the New England Aquarium since before there was an Aquarium.

The story of the North Atlantic right whale is inherently human. It was humans that nearly destroyed the popu…

The New England Aquarium and our Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life are dedicated to keeping the ocean heal…

"We're involved in almost every aspect of a commercial harvest," Officer Adam Hill, a 12-year veteran of DEM'…

Just like the rings on a tree detail a history of drought in a forest, a whale's baleen plate can paint a pic…

Seals that are seen on the shore in New England-even young seals on their own-are not necessarily stranded or…