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Maine public health officials said Wednesday the state has surpassed 3,000 cases of the coronavirus, though the state is still well behind most of the Northeast. The state recorded 23 new cases of the virus, bringing the total to 3,017, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The state also recorded an additional death, bringing that total…

If scientists know what happened 2 million years ago, they can better understand how our climate may be changing now.

The University of Maine System announced Tuesday that it is making plans to welcome back students in the fall. The system formed a Fall 2020 Safe Return Planning Committee to develop plans and protocols to safely welcome students, employees and the public back to campus. The panel will prioritize student safety, said Chancellor Dannel Malloy. Plans will be in place…

The youngest son of NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss has announced plans to attend the University of Maine. Bangor Daily News reports that Montigo Moss announced Thursday on Twitter that he will play for the Black Bears. Maine coach Nick Charlton could not comment under NCAA rules Thursday, as Montigo Moss had not signed a letter of…

There’s a lot in a name, at least when it comes something like college, in which you might invest years of your life and thousands of dollars. That’s why there is a clash brewing in Maine over what to call one of the state’s more popular public universities. Monday, the University of Maine System Board of Trustees voted 10-2 to...

The world’s largest 3D printer has created the world’s largest 3D-printed boat. And the University of Maine demonstrated Thursday that it’s seaworthy. The university unveiled the 25-foot, 5,000-pound boat that was printed at the university’s Advanced Structures & Composite Center.

Nature lovers who encounter fluttering butterflies might also be able to contribute to research about the colorful insects. Researchers at the University of Maine say residents can use a mobile app to provide details about areas where butterflies are likely to be found. They plan to use the data as part of a model designed to predict the location of...

Baby lobsters are continuing to appear in high numbers off some parts of Canada while tailing off in New England, raising questions about what the valuable shellfish’s population will look like in several years.

Officials say two University of Maine at Machias students were killed in a crash hours after the campus held commencement exercises. University officials identified the victims of Sunday’s crash as Ashley Falanka from Mount Chase and Michael Koski from New York.

A scientist with the University of Maine says the Pine Tree State’s trouble with a moth that defoliates trees and irritates people is likely to be bad this year. Maine has a problem with the browntail moth, which is an invasive species that lives in the state. The moth harms some fruit trees and native trees, and its caterpillars have...

Maine’s newest kind of potato is now available in stores across New England. The new potato is called the Caribou russet and it first went to market in limited supply in fall 2016.

Researchers in New England are working on a project to develop tools for small- and mid-sized farms in the region to address productivity problems related to climate change.

The sudden death of a University of Maine football player at a team practice Tuesday has shaken the campus community in Orono, as well as the player’s home in Orange County, Virginia. Darius Minor, an 18-year-old freshman political science major, collapsed on the field and died during a light workout. “Why Darius? Out of everybody, it just makes no sense...

The sudden death of a University of Maine football player at a team practice Tuesday has shaken the campus community in Orono, as well as the player’s home in Orange County, Virginia. Darius Minor, an 18-year-old freshman political science major, collapsed on the field and died during a light workout. “Why Darius? Out of everybody, it just makes no sense...

Officials at the University of Maine have announced that an 18-year-old student collapsed and died Tuesday during a preseason football workout on campus in Orono.

Darius Minor, an 18-year-old football player for the University of Maine, died during a preseason workout.

Workers at a Massachusetts supermarket have found a rare orange lobster.

The University of Maine says it’s releasing a new type of gourmet potato.

A University of Maine professor is researching how the natural enemies of an invasive moth can be used to stop the pest’s growth in Maine.