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A Maine science lab expands at a precarious time for research groups

by Jules Walkup June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences hopes to attract more private-sector funding after recently losing $1 million in federal aid.

Study reveals climate change toll on Maine’s kelp forests

by Peter McGuire, Maine Public September 24, 2024September 24, 2024

Opinion Contributor

Maine innovation brings sustainability to holiday feasts

by Opinion Contributor December 27, 2023December 27, 2023

Warming temperatures and declining phytoplankton suggest that the Gulf of Maine's productivity won't rebound in the immediate future.

A key food source for sea life is declining in the Gulf of Maine

by Murray Carpenter, Maine Public February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

Climate change may be starving Maine’s baby lobsters

by Sam Schipani December 28, 2021

Maine lab gets $5M for research into using seaweed to cut down on cow burps

by The Associated Press July 28, 2021July 28, 2021

Microplastics are harming the Gulf of Maine’s baby lobsters, study finds

by Bill Trotter July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

These microbes deep in the ocean crust may hold clues to the origin of life

by Christopher Burns April 16, 2019April 16, 2019

Health, Midcoast, News

Hey, don’t eat those clams. They could hold the key to finding a cancer cure.

by Beth Brogan February 4, 2019February 4, 2019