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PublishedMay 17, 2018
Watch video: Kilauea volcano quietly spews huge cloud of ash
Geologists have warned that the volcano could become even more violent, with increasing ash production and the potential that future blasts could hurl large boulders.
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PublishedMay 16, 2018
UMaine researcher gets grant to study aging fat tissue
The goal of the study is to help identify treatments that could potentially stop or reverse conditions including diabetes and obesity.
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PublishedMay 15, 2018
With shark exhibit over, Portland Science Center closes its doors for good after 3 years
The center brought a variety of exhibits to the city's waterfront, including a popular one on the wreck of the Titanic.
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PublishedMay 11, 2018
Ticks that carry Lyme disease surviving even deep-freeze winters, research shows
Field researchers in Maine and Connecticut say the snowpack helps the disease-carrying arachnids survive harsh conditions, putting public health at risk in a state where Lyme cases are rising.
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PublishedMay 3, 2018
New lander to study secrets of Mars
The mission will probe the deep interior of a nearby world that once may have looked much more like our own.
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PublishedMay 2, 2018
Stephen Hawking’s final physics paper argues for a ‘simpler’ cosmos
If there is a much smaller range of possibilities for universe types than previous estimates had suggested, then maybe ours is typical.
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PublishedApril 30, 2018
Sens. King, Collins push for more research on ocean warming in Gulf of Maine
A letter to the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration comes after a Portland Press Herald report on record-warm water flowing into the gulf's main entrance.
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PublishedApril 24, 2018
Deep current of record-breaking warm water causes concerns for the Gulf of Maine
In the once-chilly currents that feed the highly productive gulf, Canadian researchers have measured record-high temperatures that could endanger the ecosystem.
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PublishedApril 19, 2018
Oceanographers in New England ask for new research vessel
The University of Maine and Bigelow Laboratories are among the associate members of the consortium.
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PublishedApril 5, 2018
Scientists harvest first batch of Antarctic veggies
The project is designed to help astronauts grow food on other planets.
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