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University of Maine students from Intermedia and the Department of Ecology, Fisheries and Wildlife came together, along with ...
Many of the Maine woods have been cut so hard that reshaping them for carbon storage will be neither quick nor easy.
For more than 50 years, the Endangered Species Act protected imperiled species' habitats from destruction. The Trump administration proposed a rule on Wednesday to change the interpretation of a key ...
SANFORD, Maine (WGME) -- Central Maine Power has begun working to upgrade a transmission line serving more than 3,600 customers in the Sanford area. The improvements include replacing all wooden ...
A federal agency has passed the ruling needed to reopen federal scallop fishing in the Gulf of Maine, just under a week after it was forced to close because of delays in finalizing annual catch ...
The Trump administration is proposing to significantly limit the Endangered Species Act's power to preserve crucial habitats by changing the definition of one word: harm. On Wednesday, the ...
Augusta - Atlantic sturgeon and shortnose sturgeon are two of Maine’s twelve species of sea-run fish that divide their time between fresh and salt water. Atlantic sturgeon, which can grow to more than ...
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension has launched an updated community garden map to help connect Mainers looking for an opportunity to plant, tend and harvest vegetables and flowers in a ...
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Callery Pear Trees, better known as Bradford Pear Trees are in full bloom. But what do you need to know about this invasive plant? These trees continue to spread every year ...
Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo, and chimpanzee. Areas of ...
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