Nestled underneath the Boston Seaport’s ever-changing landscape of shops, offices and swanky restaurants is a science experiment.
For the past year, scientists with the Stone Living Lab at UMass have been watching sea creatures take over a previously flat, concrete wall. They encouraged it by installing snowflake-shaped panels, with nooks and crannies to mimic the natural features of the shoreline.
They’re called “living seawalls.”