This project benefited from two extraordinary grants. Sen. Susan Collins announced $12.3 million in funding from the federal ...

The Oceanarium and Education Center hosted its Maine Ocean Festival in the sunshine with touch tanks, live music and face ...

The renovation brings a fresh, contemporary edge to its 1880s architecture while preserving its beloved maritime heritage.

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

Housed in a renovated sail loft where canvas was once crafted for tall ships, Nautilus brings contemporary flair to ...

A 5-foot-wide lion's mane jellyfish spotted on Willard Beach in South Portland last weekend prompted waterside safety ...

Leaders hope the expansion will help propel advancements in science and potentially enhance the Bigelow Laboratory and Maine.

We’re seeing the effects of ocean acidification in real time — from threatening lobster populations in the Gulf of Maine to eroding coral reefs in tropical waters’ — Chellie Pingree, US representative ...

Blooms of coccolithophores can also be beneficial for the local environment. For example, their calcium carbonate scales can act as a natural buffer, "dissolving under certain conditions and helping ...

At Willard Beach in South Portland, a nearly five-foot-wide lion’s mane jellyfish was spotted over the weekend, according to ...

In the Northeastern United States, the Gulf of Maine represents one of the most biologically diverse marine ecosystems on the ...

The problem with jellyfish is that their stinging cells can remain active even after the animal is dead. Fishermen complain ...