Maine’s Complete Conservationist Well into his 80s, Scott Nearing was still living the good life on his Harborside farm, building stone walls on an herbal-tea breakfast and eating salad with ...

Maine School of Science and Mathematics Is Teaching the Problem-Solvers of Tomorrow Students at the STEM-focused school excel in the unique learning environment of the state’s only residential public ...

Denning Up with Bucky Fuller on Bear Island A half century ago, the futurist was tinkering with a wind machine, writing love poems, and literally dancing to his own beat.

This Woman Wants to Destroy Your Lawn And replace it with something better. Why Heather McCargo and the Wild Seed Project want us all to think differently about what we plant (and yeah, to think about ...

The Maine Farmer Saving the World’s Rarest Heirloom Seeds Will Bonsall has spent a lifetime scattering seeds across the country. But will his efforts fall among the thorns?

With miles of undeveloped shoreline and quintessential down east quietude, Maine's Orange River is a critical link between ocean and inland ecosystems.

We’re Only Beginning to Grapple with the Toxic Legacy of “Forever Chemicals” Maine leads the nation in its response to the PFAS crisis, but we're just waking up to the problem.

What’s Next for America’s Crown Jewel? Reassessing its future, the Moosehead region balances growth and livability with mossiness and moosiness.

Best of Maine 2021 Once again, we asked Down East readers to cast their votes for Maine’s best everything: burgers to bookstores, museums to marinas, art galleries to architects. plus, we’ve sprinkled ...

Shark Attacks in Maine Were Unthinkable — Until Bailey Island Maine's first-ever fatal shark attack jolted natives and visitors alike into acknowledging that great whites regularly swim off the ...

Green Crabs Are Maine’s Most Delicious Scourge Meet the scientists and chefs who want to get invasive green crabs out of Maine’s waters and into your belly.

Who wants to run 26.2 miles through the Maine North Woods in the middle of December? Millinocket Marathon founder Gary Allen does.