Over its long relationship with its nearby human inhabitants, the Passamaquoddy Bay—located between Downeast Maine and southwest New Brunswick—has traditionally served as an international connection point.

In the foreword to his new book, Bernd Heinrich explains the reasoning behind its title. “Ensconced for forty years in the Maine woods,” the famed biologist and author writes, he has explored his forest retreat, focusing on the “common uncommon,” natural phenomena that have “not been sufficiently noticed.”

This Waypoints spread shows data on changing air temperatures in Maine and water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine.

This Waypoints page looks at the state’s housing challenges through three different lenses: affordability, existing housing supply, and the need for new housing.

Similar to doctors, researchers know that to combat climate change they must first do no harm. That’s why for the next two years researchers with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution…

In late May, NOAA Fisheries announced a new research initiative with the Northeast fishing industry to gather information about the Atlantic mackerel, a fish so common that it is often…

If you want to meet islanders, go to an island. Now before you send a letter to the editor complaining about the dumbest sentence you’ve ever read in your life,…

First, some news. On April 23, my 45th birthday, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The thumbnail sketch is that my prognosis is great, it hasn't spread anywhere, and I'm…

Name: Lisa Millette Title: Senior Community Development Officer Focus: For the past 3+ years, I’ve led Island Institute’s fellowship program. Island Institute Fellows work in and with communities for two years on community-identified projects…

Battling polar winds, rough seas, and sea ice, the University of Maine’s Emmanuel Boss and his colleagues sailed the Southern Ocean to study plankton, microscopic organisms that form the foundation…