The mission could provide clues to the origin of the solar system.
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Ocean funding will benefit right whales, sea turtles, salmon
Four grants are coming to Maine to assess how fishing affects right whales and to help the salmon population.
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Waters off New England headed for one of the hottest summers in history
An analysis by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute finds that during one 10-day stretch in August the sea surface temperature was nearly 5 degrees Fahrenheit above the long-term average.
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Prediction for named storms for all of this year’s hurricane season: Only 12
That’s down from 17 last year, but there could still be devastating storms like those that hit Puerto Rico, Florida and Texas in 2017.
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Researcher: Great white shark chomped on whale found off Old Orchard Beach
The dead Minke whale was photographed 5 miles offshore by UNE professor James Sulikowski.
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Right whales give scientists a way to collect data: They blow it into the air
The new method provides hormonal data that provides a window into the mammals’ health.
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Maine to get nearly $600,000 under ocean research program that escaped Trump budget cuts
U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins make the announcement Thursday about the Maine Sea Grant College Program.
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Researchers studying how mountain lions adapt to life amid metropolitan sprawl
A den with four kittens is the 15th found by scientists researching how cougars survive in fragmented wilderness areas in Southern California.
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Colorectal screening should start at age 45, not 50, American Cancer Society says
The group’s study, published last year, found rising rates of colon cancer and deaths in people younger than 50.
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Emerald ash borer makes long-dreaded appearance in Maine, but not where it was expected
State and federal entomologists believed the destructive pest would show up near the New Hampshire border, not hundreds of miles to the north.