Most of the wildfire smoke Maine has seen in recent years is coming from the West on the jet stream.
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Bigelow Laboratory’s Café Sci program kicks off July 22
These free science talks will be at 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 12.
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Coastal Rivers to host guided eelgrass paddle in Great Salt Bay
Registration is required for this Friday morning excursion.
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Bigelow Lab invites community to annual open house
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will welcome the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday for a day of fun and free, all-ages activities and science talks.
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This Maine scientist explores the wonders of microbes — and puts them to work
Anne Madden, who grew up in Falmouth, runs a microbial discovery nonprofit and collaborates with Northeastern’s Roux Institute.
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‘It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.’ Keith Carson explains why.
We all hate the sticky feeling that hot, humid days bring. But what’s the science behind why it makes us so uncomfortable?
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What a Maine researcher has learned studying woodchucks for nearly 3 decades
Since 1998, University of Southern Maine professor Chris Maher has tagged over 600 woodchucks at Falmouth’s Gilsland Farm, tracking their behavior and genealogy.
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What are those boxes in Casco Bay’s mudflats?
Marine ecologists explain why they deployed dozens of wood boxes along Maine’s mucky shores.
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Snail tail: Gastropods illustrate the benefits of slowing down | Column
These resilient invertebrates — over 60,000 types — are in no rush.
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A Maine student is upending how the world thinks about the T. rex
The College of the Atlantic student used biomechanical modeling to show the predatory dinosaur walked on its tiptoes like an 8-ton bird.