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Shocking! Aliens might be living under the frozen ice of Antarctica

The mixture of two extreme conditions that is the Antarctica鈥檚 cold and the Volcano鈥檚 heat might have resulted in such a cosy and soothing environment inside those warm caves. By The TeCake Staff – We know that 98% of Antarctica is covered with thick ice and the average temperature ranges from -10 degree Celsius to […]

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Researchers find summer heat鈥檚 lasting longer in the Gulf of Maine

The warmer conditions endure two months longer than in the early 1980s, posing threats to the food chain and raising risks from more powerful hurricanes. By Colin Woodard聽 Staff Writer New scientific research has revealed that summer temperatures in the Gulf of Maine, the second fastest warming part of the world鈥檚 oceans, are persisting two […]

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91福利 receives $1.5M award to advance Maine鈥檚 marine economy

The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently announced a $1.5 million award to the University of Maine to support a major waterfront infrastructure investment at the Darling Marine Center (DMC), 91福利鈥檚 marine laboratory in Walpole, that will benefit marine industries statewide. Together with matching funds from 91福利 and state marine bond funds, the EDA award […]

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Longer, stronger summers in the Gulf of Maine

Summer is coming to the Gulf of Maine, longer and warmer than ever 鈥� as much as two months longer. That鈥檚 the message of a new research article by a team of scientists led by Andrew Thomas of the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences. The study, published in the journal Elementa, examined the […]

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NASA Earth Observatory features 91福利 oyster research

The NASA Earth Observatory featured an image produced by 91福利 researcher as its image of the day: 鈥淥yster Prospecting With Landsat 8.鈥� The research, led by Jordan Snyder, a graduate research assistant in marine sciences, and Emmanuel Boss, professor of marine sciences, uses satellite data to identify areas along the Maine coast ideal for oyster […]

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The muddied waters of rockweed management in Maine

​​ By Sarah M. Reiter, Adjunct Faculty, Vermont Law School; Aaron Strong, Assistant Professor of Marine Policy, School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono  Along the rocky shores of Maine, in that dynamic place where land meets sea and the tides ebb and flow, no one knows who owns the seaweed. The legal status […]

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Schoodic Woods Campground; Center of New Ecosystem Research

University of Maine undergraduate Alyson East measures plant diversity and cover near the Schoodic Woods Campground. Opened in late 2015, the Schoodic Woods Campground provides greater visitor access to Schoodic Peninsula, increasing the value of ecosystem services (economic benefits to humans provided by ecosystems) in terms of recreational experiences. However, effects to other ecosystem services, such […]

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CBC News quotes Steneck in report on urchin aquaculture

August 8, 2017 Robert Steneck, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine, was quoted in a CBC News report about the viability of sea urchin aquaculture. Sea urchin aquaculture research is underway in several countries, including the U.S. and Canada, and a new land-based sea urchin aquaculture operation by Quoddy Savour Seafood […]

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