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Melissa Waterman

What are the sources of Maine’s winds? Where do they come from and how do they vary during the year?
An innovative high school program teaches leadership skills to students planning careers in fishing, and keeps them engaged in school.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - We could all live in a private submarine...
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - Is any prize worth risking grievous harm to oneself and others?
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - It’s hard work, unearthing delight.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - We love to eat lobsters, but what do lobsters love to eat?
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - Spring is when we feel the urge to explore.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - It <em>is</em> possible to find your way in the world using your own built-in computer: your brain.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - What leads a scientist to his or her chosen field?
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - The salty sea is in our blood.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - What happens when sound passes through water?
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - All the abundance of the Gulf of Maine is based on microscopic plants and animals.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - Maine’s Beaches: You can’t go wrong with a little sand.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - It’s a guy thing.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - Was the wet spring due to global warming?
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - It’s a tough life, being the satellite of a major planet.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - What do whales and dolphins do with all that brain matter?
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - Spring is a good time of year for quiet.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - Nonpoint source pollution's impact on our waterways
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - The world is a mathematical construct, but don’t panic! Our author explains.
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - What do Greek myths, brigantines, and shrimp reproduction have in common?
<strong> By Melissa Waterman</strong> - Could the tiny, gluttonous, carbon-dioxide-eating diatom really save the planet?