ORONO, Maine, Dec. 17 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * New UMaine Machias project will make Maine coastal fisheries data publicly accessible * For years, coastal communities in Maine have collected valuable data on soft-shell clam recruitment and the spread of invasive green crabs, but much of that information has remained fragmented, difficult to access or unavailable to the public. The lack of a centralized, user-friendly system has made it challenging   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Climate Safe Havens Could Be One of Eath's Best Defenses Against Global Warming--But How Well Do They Work? UMass Amherst leads major international effort to increase species' chances of survival * From Maine's Acadia National Park to the wilds of Australia--and in thousands of places in-between--geological conditions exist that slow the effects of climate change on the local ecology  more