Erin Victor, University of Maine Standing in your local retail store, it can be mind-boggling to try to weigh the pros and cons of all the packaging options. Take shampoo, […]
A nine-year playing career, two concussions and a decade of graduate study shaped a second act centered on teaching, mentorship and meaning By David Nordman Mike DeVito waited until the […]
Researchers led by the University of Maine are developing artificial intelligence technology that could make electric grids more resilient to cyberattacks, equipment failures and extreme weather, improving the reliability of […]
A steady “snowfall” of tiny particles carries carbon, nutrients and pollution from the ocean’s surface toward the deep sea. Scientists can see those particles sinking, but determining exactly what they […]
Local Catch Network will lead outreach, co-host informational sessions and gather industry input to help shape national seafood strategy. American fishermen, aquaculture producers, processors and seafood businesses now have a […]
For Maine landowners and logging companies, turning forest materials into energy begins with a practical challenge: harvesting and transporting the wood at a reasonable cost. Researchers from the University of […]
A Maine teacher may have an idea for an interactive science demonstration, a classroom game or a multimedia lesson that could help students understand a difficult concept. Turning that idea […]
Discovery’s Shark Week began Sunday. And right on cue, a nearly 14-foot great white shark is making headlines. Contender, the largest male white shark tagged in the western North Atlantic, […]
Earlier this month, Mark Brewer was driving to pick up one of his kids when his phone started blowing up. Texts. Emails. Reporters he knew by name. He didn’t know […]
Beneath Maine’s salt marshes, an invisible transformation is constantly underway. Water moves through soil and rock. Chemicals react. Tiny microbes living underground help determine whether minerals dissolve or form, how […]
