Middle school students at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick will be analyzing flight data based on an experiment they created when the Airbus Perlan Mission II heads to 90,000 feet this fall. “It’s amazing that an experiment they built is on the flight,” Karin Paquin, a science teacher at St. John’s, said in a […]
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Intertidal: A look at bioluminescence in marine life
Every summer, I look forward to seeing phosphorescence in the water. These are the tiny plankton that sparkle when disturbed. If you wave your hand or a paddle under the water, you can see them shimmer. I say “them” because they are individually so small that it takes a large number of them to put […]
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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences to host open house
Facility invites public to free event to hear from research scientists, attend demonstrations and participate in activities in East Boothbay.
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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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$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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
A trio of science-based children’s books run the gamut from A (ants) to T (turtles)
Two picture books and a middle-grade novel use mysterious ants, the plight of a sea turtle, and the lure of the “invisible” world to draw young readers into their stories. “Isabel and the Invisible World” By Alan Lightman Illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki MIT Kids Press 2023, 44 pages $18.99 Age: 4-6 For any child, the […]
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Maine Voices: Mainers have a strong voice – tell Sen. Collins why Maine needs science funding
With a federal budget battle underway, an oceanographer seeks help advocating for NOAA, the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Prince Memorial Library to host talk on Maine Big Night
Greg LeClair, a doctoral candidate at the University of Maine, will discuss his Maine Big Night community science project from 10 to 11 a.m. March 11 at Prince Memorial Library in Cumberland. LeClair, who studies ecology and environmental science, will discuss the project that is designed to collect data and help amphibians that migrate, usually […]
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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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Commentary: Maine PFAS reporting law skips over science for politics
A ban on these chemicals by 2030 simply makes fewer products available at far more cost for every Maine household.
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