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PublishedJune 28, 2023
Scientists have finally ‘heard’ the chorus of gravitational waves that ripple through the universe
Scientists say there could be more, or bigger, black hole mergers happening out in space than we thought – or point to other sources of gravitational waves that could challenge our understanding of the universe.
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PublishedJune 8, 2023
$30 million project will expand footprint, capacity of Bigelow research center in East Boothbay
The Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences says it will break ground this fall on a 25,000-square-foot building to accommodate a growing staff and add new capabilities for teaching and research.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2023
How do forest lizards survive life in the city? They morph.
U.S. scientists in Puerto Rico say one species has sprouted special scales to better cling to smooth surfaces like walls and windows and grown larger limbs to sprint across open areas.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
Book review: ‘Mother Brain’ delves into the science of how our brains are rewired by parenthood
The book interweaves research and data with personal stories from new parents.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2022
Nobel Prize goes to 3 chemists who snapped together molecules, a boon for medicine
The goal is 'doing chemistry inside human patients to make sure that drugs go to the right place and stay away from the wrong place,' says one of the Americans who shared the prize.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2022
Three physicists share Nobel Prize for work that could make computers super fast
Their work settles a debate about quantum mechanics between Albert Einstein and famed physicist Niels Bohr. It turns out Einstein was wrong.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2022
Maine Voices: Students think globally with help from Camden Conference
Through the nonprofit, I’ve discovered how to relate what I’ve learned in the Arctic to life in Maine in ways that are meaningful to the young people I teach.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2022
Nobel prize in medicine awarded for research that ties us to Neanderthals
This transfer of genes between hominin species affects how the immune system of modern humans reacts to infections, such as the coronavirus.
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PublishedJune 3, 2022
Amy Calder: Why did the salamander cross the road? Waterville man has the answer
Greg LeClair, 26, founded Maine Big Night, a citizen-based science program that collects data on amphibian road crossings and deaths and seeks to find solutions to wildlife conservation, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedMay 20, 2022
Maine Voices: Advancing Maine’s role in the life sciences through biomanufacturing
More Maine people and organizations are invited to join BioConnects New England, which will help connect a new generation of workers and innovators to one of our region’s economic strengths.
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