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Farmers, researchers seek ways to buttress blueberry fields against climate change

Science News // 1 year ago

Farmers, researchers seek ways to buttress blueberry fields against climate change

In the wake of another dry, hot summer, small farmers who grow wild blueberries in Maine are searching for survival strategies. Rresearchers at the University of Maine are trying to help.

Facial recognition may reveal Maine harbor seal lifestyles

Science News // 1 year ago

Facial recognition may reveal Maine harbor seal lifestyles

Changes in Gulf of Maine may endanger lucrative fish stocks, experts say

Science News // 1 year ago

Changes in Gulf of Maine may endanger lucrative fish stocks, experts say

Maine looks to grow space economy, for students, research and business

Science News // 1 year ago

Maine looks to grow space economy, for students, research and business

Maine passes first PFAS biosolids ban, taking stand against forever chemicals

Science News // 1 year ago

Maine passes first PFAS biosolids ban, taking stand against forever chemicals

Last year, Maine lawmakers instituted a phased ban on all PFAS-containing products, with a total phase out by 2030. Now, Maine is the first state in the U.S. to ban use of biosolids containing PFAS for land treatment.

Lithium ion batteries going cobalt-free nickel next on the chopping block

Science News // 2 years ago

Lithium ion batteries going cobalt-free nickel next on the chopping block

In an effort to bring down costs, General Motors, Tesla, Nissan and other automakers have pledged to start building cars with cobalt-free lithium ion batteries.

Recycling seen as way to bolster U.S. rare-earth element supply, go greener

Science News // 2 years ago

Recycling seen as way to bolster U.S. rare-earth element supply, go greener

To go green -- to build a carbon-neutral economy and achieve net-zero emissions -- the United States will need a lot more rare-earth elements, and recycling could be the way to do it, experts say.

Maine policymakers make bold push for publicly owned power

Science News // 2 years ago

Maine policymakers make bold push for publicly owned power

According to energy experts, the challenges posed by climate change warrant a greener, smarter, decentralized electrical grid -- a grid better able to accommodate a diversity of renewable energy sources.

Contagious cancer travels hundreds of miles, infecting multiple clam species

Science News // 2 years ago

Contagious cancer travels hundreds of miles, infecting multiple clam species

Scientists have identified a new type of contagious blood cancer capable of infecting multiple clam species.

Without animals to disperse seeds, some plants may not survive climate change

Science News // 2 years ago

Without animals to disperse seeds, some plants may not survive climate change

As the Earth warms with climate change, plants and animals are being forced to move to friendlier conditions. Animals can swim, scamper and fly, but plants are rooted in place -- they rely on seed dispersal to migrate.

Climate change could end Maine's lobster boom, some fear

Science News // 2 years ago

Climate change could end Maine's lobster boom, some fear

For almost 20 years, record haul numbers padded the pockets of Maine lobstermen, but with landings declining for five straight years, many wonder how the industry will survive the impacts of climate change.

Shifting climate brought rising temperatures, increasingly extreme weather in 2021

Science News // 2 years ago

Shifting climate brought rising temperatures, increasingly extreme weather in 2021

In 2021, scientists gained new insights into the impacts of climate change on extreme weather, including wildfires, hurricanes and deadly winter storms -- as they all got worse.

Science News // 2 years ago

Experts: Polar vortex may expose electric grid vulnerabilities in Maine

Every fall, ISO New England, the non-profit organization tasked with overseeing the region's power grid and transmission lines, assesses the threats posed by the coming winter. This year, they're worried about Maine.

Solar cell discovery may help speed development of green energy technology

Science News // 2 years ago

Solar cell discovery may help speed development of green energy technology

As science looks for better ways to harness electricity from the sun, an explanation for the efficiency of one promising material -- perovskites -- has proven elusive. It's finding could help speed green energy research.

Arctic Ocean started to warm decades earlier than scientists thought

Science News // 2 years ago

Arctic Ocean started to warm decades earlier than scientists thought

The Arctic Ocean has been warming since the beginning of the 20th century, fueled by a process known as Atlantification, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances.

Dams may help against climate change, but harm fish, freshwater ecosystems

Science News // 2 years ago

Dams may help against climate change, but harm fish, freshwater ecosystems

The debate over what hydroelectric dams contribute to the environment -- either as tools in the fight against climate change or impediments to migratory fish and freshwater ecosystem health -- is heating up in Maine.

Tough science, market demands make better batteries an elusive goal

Science News // 2 years ago

Tough science, market demands make better batteries an elusive goal

With the proliferation of wearable electronics, drones and electric cars -- and with the race to decarbonize the economy hastening -- demand for better, cheaper, lighter, smaller, safer batteries is soaring.

Power line corridor through Maine in jeopardy after rebuke by voters

Science News // 2 years ago

Power line corridor through Maine in jeopardy after rebuke by voters

Maine voters have passed a referendum crafted to stop construction of Central Maine Power's $1 billion hydropower corridor, a proposed 53-mile transmission line through undeveloped forest in Maine's North Woods.

Newly named species of early human could help explain evolutionary gaps

Science News // 2 years ago

Newly named species of early human could help explain evolutionary gaps

The link that anthropologists hoped would neatly bridge the gap between apes and humans likely doesn't exist. Human evolution, it turns out, looks more like a "braided stream" than an inclined plane of improving posture.

Maine's North Woods offers glimpse of future fights for 'green energy'

Science News // 2 years ago

Maine's North Woods offers glimpse of future fights for 'green energy'

A proposed energy project in Maine's North Woods has made for strange bedfellows and turned old friends into enemies over whether shipping electricity from Canada to New England is good for the environment.

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