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Insecticide Causes Weight Loss and Travel Delays for Migrating Songbird
Sparrows exposed to the insecticide imidacloprid eat less, lose weight and delay their springtime migrations - critical biological interruptions that could be contributing to the precipitous population declines observed among many North American migratory bird species.
Middle Stone Age Human Settlement in Ethiopia Reaches New Heights
More than 30,000 years ago in, the Fincha Habera rock shelter, more than 11,000 feet above sea level, was home to Middle Stone Age foragers, who made use of nearby resources in the cold, glaciated environment while feasting on the region's plentiful giant-mole rats.
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AAAS.org News
Seafloor Seismology Illuminated Using “Dark” Fiber-Optic Cables - 28 November 2019
New Method Illuminates 3D Genome Structure of a Single Cell - 21 November 2019
Habitat Corridors Increase Plant Diversity Over Decades - 26 September 2019
Insecticide Causes Weight Loss and Travel Delays for Migrating Songbird - 12 September 2019
Experts Say Tax the Sugar - Not the Size - Of Drinks for Healthier Outcomes - 5 September 2019
Middle Stone Age Human Settlement in Ethiopia Reaches New Heights - 8 August 2019
Tidewater Glaciers Melting Faster Than Expected - 25 July 2019
Tiny Fish Are the Secret to Coral Reef Survival - 23 May 2019
Study Tracks Where Countries Fall on Path to Measles Elimination - 8 May 2019
Ocean Winds and Waves are Growing Stronger and Taller - 25 April 2019
Chromosome, Cognition Changes Seen in NASA Twin Study - 11 April 2019
Chinese Fossils Record Expanding Diversity of Life 500 Million Years Ago - 21 March 2019
Very Few Engaged with Fake News Sources in 2016 Election - 24 January 2019
Termites Protect Tropical Rainforests During Drought - 10 January 2019
Jumping Spiders Nurse Offspring Nearly to Adulthood - 29 November 2018
Neonicotinoid Pesticides Impair Bees’ Social Behavior - 9 November 2018
Weather Radar Predicts Nighttime Bird Migrations - 13 September 2018
Rock Type Affects Reach of Injection-Induced Earthquakes - 30 August 2018
Ant Movements Can Teach Us a Lot about Traffic Flow - 16 August 2018
Perception Study Explains Why We Overestimate a Problem's Persistence - 28 June 2018
UMaine Today Magazine
Then and now: Three humanities research projects bring Maine history to life - Spring/Summer 2018
Identifying a killer: Joyce Longcore is recognized with prestigious AAAS Award - Fall/Winter 2017
UMaine News
Crafting a moonless Earth: Growing STEM interest through "What-if" simulations - 17 April 2018
UMaine designated as one of eight DOE combined heat and power centers - 1 December 2017
Migraine attacks: the brain's natural neural defense system - 8 November 2017
The human costs of financial crises: linking market sentient to human capital loss - 6 November 2017
Longcore receives AAAS Golden Goose Award for obscure, yet impactful, research - 27 September 2017
Stemming the tide: UMaine research targets browntail moth epidemic... - 28 August 2017
25 young African leaders travel to UMaine for 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship - 13 June 2017
In a warmer world, expect the wet to get wetter and the dry to get drier - 31 May 2017
Anthropocene mineralogy and the dawn of a new geological Epoch - 1 March 2017
Hudson Museum exhibit explores ancient cities and student discovery - 2 February 2017
UMaine engineers make waves in naval architecture - 18 January 2017
Social groups key to preserving natural resources - 29 December 2016
Understanding the ebb and flow of Peru's glacial past - 14 October 2016
UMaine researchers refining Arctic climate history through diatoms - 26 September 2016
Olivia Conrad: An internship scoop at Gelato Fiasco - 19 September 2016
Cary James: UMaine alumnus and champion for students - 13 September 2016
Lu Wang: Seeing the forest for its nanocellulose - 8 September 2016
Savanna Haines: Passion for the forest and its health - 2 September 2016
President Obama's Mandela Washington Fellowship at UMaine - 31 August 2016
University of Maine to host second annual Aging Initiative workshop - 17 August 2016
Berlynna Heres: From working with rattlesnakes to American eels - 5 August 2016