Located on an island in Orono, ME, the University of Maine is the state’s premier public research institution with specializations in forestry, marine sciences, climate change and STEM.

Researchers are studying the role of eelgrass beds for carbon capture and the health of the habitat for a variety of species.

Plans to build 15,000 acres of offshore wind infrastructure near the coast of Maine received the all-clear from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

Though Maine has been aptly dubbed the Pine Tree State, it's most famous in the culinary world for its incredible abundance of wild blueberries. Each July and August, Maine's glacier-churned ...

According to the EPA data, which is based on information collected by the U.S. Coast Guard ... and wells across Maine testing above safe state or federal levels for water, soil, food and livestock.

Here on the rocky coast, the past lies buried along ... The ones left behind in shell mounds — rather than the acidic soil that’s found in Maine — are better preserved and more capable ...

SOIL HAS WALKED ALL OVER ... BUT THAT TERM HAS ACTUALLY BEEN CO-OPTED, REALLY, BY THE REST OF THE MAINE COAST. THE MORE SOUTHERN PART OF THE MAINE COAST. SO HENCE IT’S BEEN A RELATIVELY RECENT ...

The MidCoast region has several counties on Maine’s coast, dotted with mountains, lined with rocky shores, and studded with some of the best beaches in the state — there’s nowhere else quite ...

A Coastal Flood Advisory will go into effect Friday afternoon from Noon to 3 p.m. Minor flooding in Portland starts at 12 ...

Jacqueline Dole is a freelance food and travel journalist based in Maine. A lifelong New Englander, her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, TimeOut, Insider, Thrillist, Eater, and ...

If you’re planning a new garden, you should start with good soil. After all, soil is the medium of life for plants, providing a place for roots to spread out and take up water and nutrients.