Creature Feature: Meet the Lined Seahorse — One of the Gulf of Maine’s Most Extraordinary Animals
When people think about marine life in the Gulf of Maine, whales, seals, lobsters, and puffins usually come to mind. Few realize that one of the ocean’s most fascinating animals […]
Rare Blue Lobster Makes a Splash at Shaw Institute’s Environmental Education Center
Public invited to help name one-in-two-million crustacean through community contest June 30, 2026 – BLUE HILL, Maine — Visitors to the Shaw Institute’s Environmental Education Center have another fantastic reason […]
Dr. Rolsky Joins WERU to Discuss Our New Seahorse Aquarium
The Shaw Institute’s Environmental Education Center now includes a Seahorse aquarium! But the seahorses are only half the story. The 70-gallon tank features synthetic eelgrass, a replica of the real […]
Shaw Institute Adds Seahorse Aquarium to Environmental Education Center
70-gallon living exhibit spotlights a Gulf of Maine habitat in steep decline JUNE 18, 2026 – BLUE HILL, Maine — The Shaw Institute is excited to announce the newest addition […]
The Periwinkle: A Familiar Little Snail With a Surprising Past
If you’ve spent any time exploring the rocky Maine shoreline — or running your fingers along the rocks in our 200-gallon touch tank — you’ve almost certainly met a periwinkle. […]
Meet the Shaw Institute’s 2026 Summer Interns
Every summer, for over 20 years now, the Shaw Institute welcomes a new group of talented students eager to explore the connections between environmental science and human health through hands-on […]
Science, Sustainability, and a Donkey: My Unexpected Journey at SETAC Europe
When people think of academic conferences, they usually picture sterile convention centers, fluorescent lighting, and endless rows of PowerPoint slides. They don’t usually think of world-class public transit, incredible food, […]
Dr. Rolsky Joins WERU to Discuss Our New Co-Authored Published Research
Charles Rolsky, Ph.D, Executive Director & Senior Research Scientist, joins us with an update from the Shaw Institute, a Blue Hill based nonprofit scientific research organization founded in 1990, that “focuses […]
Shaw Institute Internship Program Receives A $30,000 Investment in Tomorrow’s Scientists
A generous endowment from the Chris and Susan Pappas Fund for Charitable Giving removes a critical barrier for aspiring environmental scientists. At the Shaw Institute, we believe that the future […]
Global Study Ranks Marine Mammals by Plastic Pollution Risk
Shaw Institute Co-Authors First-of-Its-Kind Research Published in Conservation Biology BLUE HILL, MAINE — April 30, 2026 — The Shaw Institute today announced its role in a groundbreaking new study published […]