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U researcher wants your help counting seals in Antarctica — no parka needed
The public can help by scouring satellite images for the animals.
Nation
Melting glacier a factor in 1989 Exxon Valdez spill
There were warnings of melting glaciers before the Exxon Valdez disaster
Science
Global warming could lead to a rise of 100,000 diabetes cases a year in U.S.
Researchers thought they might find a link between rising temperatures and diabetes for a completely different reason — the activity of brown fat.
Science
Scientists say the unique Arctic Ocean is being transformed
Researchers find that warm Atlantic water is increasingly pushing to the surface and melting floating sea ice.
Science
Thawing of more permafrost could have dangerous consequences
A new estimate of loss is about 20 percent higher than previous studies.
Science
HealthPartners' CV Wizard program casts heart health advice, not spells
The Bloomington-based health care provider has received a $3 million federal grant through its research institute to expand access to the program.
Science
Is engineering our climate the next step in the fight against warming?
Tools straight out of a science fiction movie could be the future of the fight against warming.
Science
Walk, stretch or dance? Dancing may be best for the brain
Learning a social dance may help improve memory, processing speed in aging brain.
Politics
Salt levels mean Twin Cities lakes won't support fish by 2050
Twin Cities is a hot spot in a national study of lakes and road-salt runoff. It showed that salt concentrations in the Mississippi, mostly from road salt, have increased 81 percent since 1985.
Politics
Minnesota state parks, trails face major budget squeeze
Budget proposals moving through the Republican-controlled Legislature would continue what park officials say is a decadelong dilemma: Operating funds for the state's 75 parks have declined, after accounting for inflation, while the number of Minnesotans who use them continues to increase every year.
Science
Male contraceptive in the works in India, but doesn't look likely to end up on U.S. market
But doesn't look likely to end up on U.S. market
Politics
What pollutes urban Mississippi? Lawns, dogs and lots of pavement
The U of M study takes a close look at precisely where phosphorus and nitrogen come from and where they go in Twin Cities' neighborhoods. It's the first to track how households contribute to water pollution.
Science
'Synthetic cartilage' is now an option for big-toe arthritis sufferers
Instead of fusing bones, which erases mobility, doctors use implant.
Nation
Correction: SpaceX Launch story
In a story March 30 about a SpaceX launch, The Associated Press reported erroneously the height of the recycled booster rocket. It is about 15 stories, or 150 feet, not 15 feet.
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