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Published
July 24, 2024

Tuna time: Bailey Island Fishing Tournament returns with a technological twist

After a four-year hiatus, the Bailey Island Fishing Tournament returns. Event organizers outline what's new and what’s stayed the same.
Published
July 16, 2024

Vulnerable Maine forests get boost against nonnative insects with pest predictor tool

A University of Maine researcher has led the effort to create a tool that may predict the next species to become a pest before it arrives in Maine.
Published
July 2, 2024

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.
Published
July 1, 2024

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.
Published
May 28, 2024

U.S. offers state a lease to research offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine

The move could establish Maine as a leader in developing the offshore wind industry and provide valuable information about how to build out similar projects.

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Published
May 17, 2024

Maine is playing ‘catch-up’ to prepare for health impacts of climate change

That's the message the Maine Climate Council hears during the first of 3 scientific briefings geared toward updating the state's climate action plan by the end of the year.
Published
May 16, 2024

A remote forest thrives, thanks to woodswomen

The team behind a 180-acre community woodland near Brownville in Piscataquis County brings a collaborative, relationship-based approach to how it manages the land. The female-centric collective may be entirely accidental, but its focus on empowerment may be crucial to adapting to climate change.
Published
May 13, 2024

Browntail moth caterpillars may be facing ‘zombie’ apocalypse in Maine

A fungus that turns the rash-causing pests into the 'crawling dead' may lead to a sharp drop in browntail populations this year, scientists say.
Published
May 3, 2024

College graduations begin in Maine even as protests disrupt ceremonies around the U.S.

Protests have mostly been small and peaceful on Maine campuses, where students have joined the call to end to the war in Gaza and for their schools to divest from defense funds.
Published
May 3, 2024

Researchers launching tick study after record year for Lyme disease

Scientists want to learn how the weather and other wildlife influence deer tick populations and the health risks to humans. The state already has recorded 261 Lyme disease cases this year.