Wednesday’s rainstorm dominated Maine headlines, setting a daily rainfall record in Portland with nearly 6 inches of precipitation and pounding Searsport with nearly 10 inches. Resultant flooding across the state of Maine, cutting off roadways and reaching almost as high as the windows of passing cars, was well documented. But for those who are still pumping out their basements […]

Almost every summer, there are a handful of reported great white shark sightings in the Gulf of Maine. And while many of these are later written off by experts as likely cases of mistaken identity — basking sharks can look very similar to great whites to the untrained eye — those same experts agree great whites are almost certainly […]

This weekend, the moon will move into a combination of phases that haven’t been seen together since 1982 and won’t be seen again until 2033, according to culture website The Inertia, among many others. In fact, this type of moon has occurred only five times since 1900. So what’s so special about it? The moon […]

Scientists now know there’s much more river surface area in North America than previously thought.

So much for being blissfully unaware of the impact of different drinks on your body.

South Carolina farmer Nat Bradford told National Public Radio he almost cried last summer when he discovered all of his nearly 1,400 corn plants were abruptly infected by what’s known in America as “corn smut.”