The mission could provide clues to the origin of the solar system.
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Ocean funding will benefit right whales, sea turtles, salmon
Four grants are coming to Maine to assess how fishing affects right whales and to help the salmon population.
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Waters off New England headed for one of the hottest summers in history
An analysis by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute finds that during one 10-day stretch in August the sea surface temperature was nearly 5 degrees Fahrenheit above the long-term average.
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Prediction for named storms for all of this year’s hurricane season: Only 12
That’s down from 17 last year, but there could still be devastating storms like those that hit Puerto Rico, Florida and Texas in 2017.
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Researcher: Great white shark chomped on whale found off Old Orchard Beach
The dead Minke whale was photographed 5 miles offshore by UNE professor James Sulikowski.
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Women’s reproductive history may factor into Alzheimer’s risk
Among the findings of a new study is that women who had 3 or more children had a 12 percent lower risk of dementia in later life than those with fewer children.
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Right whales give scientists a way to collect data: They blow it into the air
The new method provides hormonal data that provides a window into the mammals’ health.
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Huge stretch of Arctic ocean is turning into the Atlantic right before our eyes
The Atlantic Ocean is in effect taking over the northern Barents Sea and converting it into a very different entity.
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Maine to get nearly $600,000 under ocean research program that escaped Trump budget cuts
U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins make the announcement Thursday about the Maine Sea Grant College Program.
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Researchers studying how mountain lions adapt to life amid metropolitan sprawl
A den with four kittens is the 15th found by scientists researching how cougars survive in fragmented wilderness areas in Southern California.