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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Scientists harvest first batch of Antarctic veggies
The project is designed to help astronauts grow food on other planets.