"Local journalism that matters: how The Maine Monitor is keeping Mainers informed and meeting the moment" Learn how The Maine Monitor is helping readers make sense of developments - state and federal - that impact their lives. Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm is the Executive Director of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, which publishes The Maine […]

"Science Under Siege" Dr. Michael E. Mann is a Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Mann is also a  recipient of the “Tyler Prize” which is sometimes called the Nobel Prize for the Environment. From pandemics to the climate crisis, humanity faces tougher challenges than ever. Whether […]

Photo: Harry Zernike "The Exceptions: The Fight for Women in Science" Kate Zernike has been a reporter for The New York Times since 2000. She began as an education reporter and has worked in a wide range of positions across the newsroom, including on the investigations desk, in the Washington Bureau, as a campaign reporter […]