Congratulations to Ivano Aiello and the entire EMBER team on the first publication about the impacts of Vistra Battery fire! Aiello, I.W., Endris, C., Cunningham, S. et al. Coastal wetland deposition of cathode metals from the world’s largest lithium-ion battery fire. Sci Rep 15, 42113 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-25972-8 This publication reveals how the lithium-ion battery fire at the Vistra Energy …
Applications are open for the 2026 MLML Master’s Program in Marine Science! Visit our How to Apply page to learn how to apply. Also see our Application Timeline for a step by step visual! To provide assistance with the application process, MLML hosts two events: Zoom Drop-in with the Grad …
Published August 4, 2025, Steve Cunningham and coauthors from Moss Landing Marine Labs report a significant contribution to the Journal of Applied Phycology. Their study explores innovative nutrient management strategies to enhance seaweed aquaculture productivity along the California coast. By combining expertise in phycology, chemistry, and marine ecology, the team, …
Published August 5, 2025, Assistant Professor Michael Wood and Dr. Dustin Carroll report a compelling discovery in Nature Communications Earth & Environment. Their study reveals that Greenland's coastal waters experience a secondary summertime phytoplankton bloom, driven by subglacial discharge from the island's most active glacier. As meltwater rises and stirs …
The editors of The MLML Drop-In Blog are pleased to present a new blog post by Hannah McGrath (Environmental Biotechnology Lab): "Nature's tiny heroes: how bacteria can devour plastic pollution in our oceans", in which Hannah explores the potential role of bacteria in mitigating plastic pollution. You can read Hannah's work …
Moss Landing's own Professor of Vertebrate Ecology, Dr. Gitte McDonald was featured recently on both NBC Bay Area and KTVU in her role as team leader for MLML's and New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)'s joint field research on emperor penguins in the Antarctic. Funded in …
Moss Landing celebrated a fantastic year with the first annual Christmas party since the beginning of the pandemic. A festive time was had by all, and as the holidays approach MLML would like to extend an enthusiastic "Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays"! See you next year! Photo credits go to …
Two of Moss Landing's own graduate students in the Invertebrate Ecology lab were awarded at the conclusion of the WSN 2022 conference this Sunday for the work they presented over the weekend! Keenan Guillas was awarded the runner-up for best poster for the print of his work: "The bigger they …
MLML is bloody thrilled to contribute to the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History's Halloween 2022 Exhibit "Maritime Mysteries and Monsters". We are bringing the creep and ghoul!
