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September 16, 2018
Some of the last of the First Kiss apples from the U's Horticultural Research Center.

With First Kiss, University of Minnesota apple growers find their sweet spot

Local
September 15, 2018

Hype or hope? Unlocking genes to block diseases

Mayo conference weighs ethical responsibilities of individualizing medicine.
Science
September 15, 2018
Ragweed

Climate change has extended Minnesota's ragweed season

Science
September 13, 2018
In an undated photo provided by Science Source, a European corn borer caterpillar in an ear of corn. Worldwide, insect pests consume up to 20 percent

The bugs are coming – and they will want more of our food

Science
September 13, 2018
Dr. Gregory Van Stavern, seated, and Dr. Rajendra Apte examine the eyes of a woman using technology that one day may make it possible to screen patien

Eye exam may help detect Alzheimer's before symptoms emerge

Science
September 13, 2018
Avital Falk with a patient who rated her anxiety at 20 on a scale of 1 to 20 at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, April 9, 2018. Advocates say short

Some patients finish therapy in just weeks with short, intense sessions

New wave of intensive therapy touted as being as effective as treatment over time.
Science
September 13, 2018
In an undated image provided by the agency, a detail from new map of Antarctica created by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The Reference

New Antarctica map is like 'putting on glasses for the first time and seeing 20/20'

The new map reveals unprecedented detail of the most desolate place on Earth.
Science
September 13, 2018
In this Sept. 2016, photo provided by the University of California Irvine, UC Irvine grad student, Samantha Leigh handles a bonnethead shark in Irvine

First of its kind: An omnivorous shark

Turns out bonnetheads digest plants along with prey, much like humans.
Science
September 13, 2018
This composite image from Aug. 9, 2018 photos made available by NASA shows the Curiosity rover at Vera Rubin Ridge on Mars. A thin layer of dust is vi

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity snaps dusty selfie

Business
September 11, 2018
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on 'Foreign Influence Operations and Their Use of Social Media

Survey shows Facebook users still fear for their privacy

Half have changed privacy settings in past year, and more than 4 in 10 have taken a break.
Local
September 10, 2018
A two-year ban on mineral exploration was lifted last week, and companies are expected to resume drilling soon as they hunt for copper, nickel, platin

Business of mining set to return near the Boundary Waters area

The federal government's sudden decision to reopen mineral exploration just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was a resounding defeat for wilderness advocates. But for the mining industry, it means back to business as usual.
Science
September 8, 2018
Children from the nearby Seward Montessori School played in Matthews Park, Minneapolis. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Monday October 26, 201

Pediatricians recommend a dose of play for healthy kids

It's a prescription for healthy development and success, the doctors say.
World
September 7, 2018
Researcher Line Bay, of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, surveys temperature-tolerant corals in the Far Northern Great Barrier Reef. Some c

Great Barrier Reef shows 'signs of recovery,' report says

It has "significant capacity to recover" from bleaching.
Local
September 7, 2018
A gravel pit near several mining sites near the Kawishiwi River near Ely, Minn., in 2011.

Sept. 7: Feds reopen mining exploration near BWCA

The mining industry won a major victory in Minnesota when the federal government lifted a controversial stay on minerals exploration in the area just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Science
September 6, 2018
Denisova Cave in Russia where a bone fragment was found that scientists believe belonged to an adolescent girl whose parents were a Neanderthal and a

Anthropologists hit genomic jackpot: First offspring of parents from separate branches of human tree

Science
September 6, 2018

Health briefs: Airport security bins carry more germs than toilets, researchers say

Science
September 6, 2018

Science briefs: Our saliva may adapt to bitter flavors

Science
September 6, 2018
According to a new study, women whose mothers lived to 90 years have a 25 percent greater chance to also live that long, compared with those whose mot

Why your mother's age may be the key to longevity

A lot of factors go into total life expectancy. This effect of long-lived parents adds an additional calculation.
Science
September 6, 2018
More than 200 graduating students made their way into the University of Minnesota Medical School's Class of 2016 commencement ceremony on Friday at th

University of Minnesota doctor prescribes better education to halt misdiagnoses

Business
September 5, 2018
Cody Pinkerton leaned how to shift a sixth speed truck on a simulator at Interstate Driving School Thursday August 30, 2018 in South St. Paul, MN.

Semis, the last bastion of stick shifts, are going automated

Some drivers lament change, but most new semis automated.
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