Science
74-year-old yoga fanatic does headstand for science
Woman's headstand could help doctors understand yoga's effect on patients with heart problems.
Science
Dutch experience shows America's cities a way to hold off the oceans
The Dutch success is an important lesson for U.S. cities facing threats from rising seawaters, European climatologists say.
Politics
The great cost of pollution's growth
Story by Josephine Marcotty • Photos by Aaron Lavinsky • Star Tribune staff
Science
Can 'natural killer' cells beat cancer? The U is trying to find out
U researchers are building on existing discoveries with NK cells, or natural killer cells, because their ordinary function is to sweep through the body and eliminate impurities.
St. Paul
Science Museum of Minnesota's triceratops has a new resting place
The beloved exhibit was moved to make way for the museum's new "Sportsology" exhibit, opening in January.
National
Amid opioid crisis, drugmakers fighting state limits
As aggressive prescribing fuels an opioid epidemic in America, the drug lobby is spending millions to keep it legal.
Minneapolis
Tiny bits of plastics, fiber are building up in the Mississippi River
Levels of ag pollutants have fallen, but "microplastics,'' an environmental threat worldwide, are rising.
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