science
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PublishedNovember 4, 2024
Brunswick student’s team takes home a win at international ocean science competition
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PublishedNovember 4, 2024
Groundbreaking eelgrass pilot restoration takes root in Casco Bay
Local scientists embark on an underwater climate solution — a pilot-scale restoration of eelgrass, a known tool for capturing carbon emissions and mitigating effects.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2024
A frozen human foot found on Mount Everest revives a century-old mystery
Remains found on Mount Everest may have belonged to the British climber Andrew Comyn 'Sandy' Irvine, who disappeared along with George Mallory in 1924.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2024
AI is having its Nobel moment. Do scientists need the tech industry to sustain it?
One reason why the current wave of AI research is so closely tied to Silicon Valley is that only a handful of corporations have the resources to build the most powerful AI systems.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2024
Midcoast kelp forests in flux
Against the backdrop of climate change, kelp forests near Boothbay suffer steep declines from warming waters.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2024
Maine lab explores whether stressed-out algae could help replace plastics
Algae appear to communicate when “stressed.” What are they saying?
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2024
Climate leaders take a journey through Casco Bay
Participants in the 2024 COBALT bioregional learning journey shared some wisdom during a pit stop at the Schiller Coastal Studies Center, the location of a seagrass restoration pilot project.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2024
At the intersection of art and science: Krisanne Baker
A Waldoboro-based artist invites viewers on a journey through the Gulf of Maine.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2024
Bigelow lab receives $7 million for algae research, business development
The Boothbay lab will use the National Science Foundation grant to build the Maine Algal Research Infrastructure and Accelerator in a bid to unlock more ways macroalgae and its microscopic counterpart can be used and ultimately marketed.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2024
The voyage of the Altar Stone: A Stonehenge mystery solved (maybe)
Researchers revealed that the long-mysterious Altar Stone at the heart of the world’s most famous prehistoric monument came from faraway Scotland.
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