There are too many things to do in Maine this summer. That’s the beauty of the warm, if brief, stretch of months we are in. While many people, tourists and locals alike, head to the beaches or maybe out on the water to visit the islands, there are also some unique opportunities along the coast […]
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Launch of Maine research satellite delayed once again
Built by Maine college students, MESAT-1 will collect climate data for Maine students studying urban heat islands, phytoplankton and harmful algae blooms.
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Maine’s first satellite is ready for orbit, but launch is delayed
MESAT-1, one of 8 nano-satellites set to hitch a ride aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket, will collect climate data for experiments designed by Falmouth, Fryeburg and Saco students.
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Intertidal: Dissecting the bounty of the sea
One of my favorite fishy memories is not of eating fish or catching fish but dissecting fish. It was with a group of students in San Diego and the fish we were dissecting were mackerel — a particularly perfect species for learning about some of the incredible adaptations of fish. After a brief explanation of […]
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Midcoast residents gather in the darkness to protect amphibians
New, emerging research seeks to prove why amphibians need protection in the summer months, too.
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Deaf baby hears for the first time after ‘groundbreaking’ gene therapy trial
Opal Sandy, an 18-month-old from England, is the youngest child to come close to ‘normal hearing levels’ in a gene therapy trial to aid her genetic deafness.
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Intertidal: Celebrate National Maritime Day on May 22
It’s a little early to write about this upcoming holiday, but it’s one that I wasn’t aware of until it recently came across my radar via various professional networks. And it’s a holiday that celebrates the heritage and value of our coasts not for its seafood but for the people who work on the water. […]
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A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
Previous research has documented several species of great apes foraging for medicines in forests to heal themselves, but scientists hadn’t yet seen an animal treat itself in this way.
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New form of mpox found in Congo’s biggest outbreak
The disease may spread more easily spread among people but it seems to have a lower death rate, authorities said.
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Intertidal: Help collect important data by monitoring plankton
It’s May, and while that doesn’t necessarily mean that we are through spring’s fickle weather, which often vacillates between blustery rain and calm sunshine, it feels like a hopeful and nurturing month. Maybe that’s due to the origins of its name. May is named for the Roman goddess Maia, the Earth goddess. She is also […]