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The humble Maine Lobster has been exposed as a cannibal. University of Maine graduate student Noah Oppenheim and advisor Dr. Rick Wahle presented work at “The American Lobster in a Changing Ecosystem” symposium in Portland, Maine this last week, that showed lobsters prey on themselves in the wild. This phenomena had been seen in…
Dam Removal Begins on Maine’s Penobscot River to Revive Historic Salmon Runs
Posted by Brian Richter of The Nature Conservancy and University of Virginia in Water Currents on June 12, 2012 
The dams will fall and the salmon will rise. That may sound like prophesy, but it’s as certain as scientific predictions get these days, particularly in matters of ecological restoration. Yesterday, demolition of the Great Works Dam began on the Penobscot River in Maine. Another dam, the Veazie, will come down next summer. With the…
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I’ve always loved fresh fish. As a chef, there’s nothing like cooking a striped bass or bluefish straight from the Chesapeake — watching as the skin darkens, caramelizes, and releases just a hint of the unmistakably sweet, yet salty, fragrance of the Bay. But as a sustainability advocate, I’ve also grown concerned about the health of a key food source for these and many other species along the Eastern seaboard — a small fish known as menhaden.
The Best Things in Life Aren’t Things
Posted by Ford Cochran on October 28, 2010 University of British Columbia psychologist and 2010 PopTech conference speaker Elizabeth Dunn made cash “rain from trees” to examine the relationship between money and happiness. Turns out that, for most of us, giving money away makes us happier than spending it on ourselves, and experiences–not possessions–bring lasting joy. By Ford Cochran National Geographic traveled to…
Prelude to PopTech 2010: ‘Brilliant Accidents, Necessary Failures, Improbable Breakthroughs’
Posted by Ford Cochran on October 18, 2010 The PopTech 2010 conference–an annual gathering of “visionary thinkers, leaders and doers in science, technology, design, the corporate and social sectors, entrepreneurship, education and the arts”–kicks off this Wednesday in Camden, Maine. By Ford Cochran Curated by futurist and National Geographic Fellow Andrew Zolli, the event (much of which will be webcast live Thursday through…
Photo Camp: The Video
Posted by Ford Cochran on August 24, 2009 Director Kirsten Elstner and others describe National Geographic Photo Camp, a global program sponsored by the Geographic’s Education Foundation through which Nat Geo photographers train students to document their communities and local environments with photography. Recent Photo Camp settings include Botswana’s Okavango Delta … … Jhadol in northwestern India … … Vinalhaven and North Haven…
