1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (332+ words) While much of the country is already bursting with spring blooms, northern Maine is blanketed in snow, sleet and ice. On Friday morning the National Weather Service extended a winter storm warning until 5 p.m. for Aroostook County. Up to four inches…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago  (507+ words) ORONO " In Orono, Webster Park stretches along the Stillwater River on Marsh Island, where walking trails pass picnic tables and the shoreline draws residents to fish, swim and paddle. But along parts of the riverbank, unofficial foot traffic access points…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (183+ words) Four astronauts are set to launch on the Artemis II mission Wednesday, April 1, from Florida, setting off on what will be a 10-day trip around the moon " and the farthest into space since the Apollo missions. The four astronauts, commander…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (248+ words) ORONO " University of Maine ecology professor Brian McGill has been named a 2026 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, one of the highest honors in the scientific community. AAAS Fellows are a group of scientists, engineers and innovators recognized…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (16+ words) Is AI denying your insurance claim? It's happening way more than you think'Bangor Daily News...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (254+ words) This story was originally published by The Other Maine,a biweekly newsletter written and edited by Emily Burnham. "She's always kind of in the background when I'm out here," Wells said of Pam, who died in June 2025 after a years-long…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (772+ words) Ellsworth may spend $100,000 to fund a two-year program'to protect its ash trees from a destructive invasive insect spreading across Maine. The presence of emerald ash borers was confirmed on Mount Desert Island'last April, adding to a growing list of infestations…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (634+ words) Spring is here. American woodcocks have arrived. Woodcocks are amusing birds. They look like they were assembled from the spare parts of other birds. They are chunky, short-legged, long-billed and painted the color of leaf litter. And that's just the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (515+ words) WRITTEN BY CRYSTAL SANDS What do humans and zebrafish have in common? It turns out a lot more than most of us might think. Zebrafish and humans share approximately 70% of the same genes. Researchers at the University of Maine in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (437+ words) WRITTEN BY EMILY BURNHAM When the Maine Science Festival was first held in Bangor in 2015, founder Kate Dickerson couldn't have imagined all the ways in which the festival would grow and change over the next decade." The festival, a program…...