StarTribune
Back to Science

More from Science

Newer Older
Science
July 10, 2015

Science briefs: Scratching deep below the surface

Science
July 10, 2015

Health briefs: Traffic Noise tied to health risk

Science
July 10, 2015

Scientists unravel how flu virus outsmarted last season's vaccine

Last season, it won battle in evolutionary arms race.
Politics
July 10, 2015

Zebra mussels found in Forest Lake

Invasive mussel is well established so lake cannot be treated
Politics
July 10, 2015
A young moose took advantage of the lack of traffic on the Gunflint Trail.

Wildlife group wants moose on endangered species list

A national wildlife protection group wants to place moose alongside the polar bear as a tragic symbol of climate change by petitioning the federal government to protect it under the Endangered Species Act.
Local
July 7, 2015
A mother loon and her two babies, cruised the waters of Lake Elora in St. Louis County.

2015: Minnesota's loons could benefit from BP Gulf payout

The migrating birds suffered oil contamination following 2010 Gulf spill.
July 3, 2015
The Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered airplane, circles the Kalaeloa Airport, Friday, July 3, 2015, in Kapolei, Hawaii. The plane, piloted by Andre Bor

Solar plane lands in Hawaii after record-breaking flight

A plane powered by the sun's rays landed in Hawaii Friday after a record-breaking five-day journey across the Pacific Ocean from Japan.
Science
July 3, 2015
An undated handout composite photo of a lovebird turning in flight. After recording lovebirds in high-speed videos, researchers found the birds can ro

Science briefs: Planet losing atmosphere, turning into 'monster'

Science
July 3, 2015
Jon Childs, a geophysicist in Menlo Park, Calif., talks with this newspaper on June, 11, 2015, at the U.S. Geological Survey's warehouse that stores t

Scientist brings structure to chaotic rock warehouse

Federal project brings structure to chaos of ancient specimens that play an essential role in Earth science.
Local
July 3, 2015

Parents shield girls more in downturns, U study says

Science
July 3, 2015
Researcher Line Bay, of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, surveys temperature-tolerant corals in the Far Northern Great Barrier Reef. Some c

Evolution of coral could help keep warming threat away

Scientists discover a heat tolerance gene that could help corals adapt
Science
July 3, 2015

Health briefs: Drinking and cooking are a recipe for overeating

Science
July 3, 2015
Greg Sanchez, who has been living with HIV for 30 years, displays his many medications stored in the bedroom of his Chicago home on Wednesday, June 3,

HIV survivors are now living longer, but face new challenges as they age faster

World
June 30, 2015

Nearly instantaneous test for Ebola could be game changer

Science
June 27, 2015
'We are entering a mass extinction' as animal species disappear

'We are entering a mass extinction' as animal species disappear

Animal species are disappearing at an accelerating rate — portending the sixth mass extinction in the 4.5-billion-year history of the Earth, a study concludes.
Science
June 27, 2015
Luis F. Velasquez, Certified Prosthetics, creates a mould for a prosthetic for Baraka Cosmas Rusambo, 6, of Tanzania at Global Medical Relief Fund and

Albino children maimed by superstition in Tanzania

Deemed to be ghosts, albino children are hunted by shamans, who use their body parts in witchcraft and potions. Their mutilation is thought to bring good luck to the attackers and others who visit witch doctors.
Science
June 27, 2015

Even toddlers have a sense of justice, study shows

Science
June 27, 2015

Health briefs: Fermented foods may aid anxiety

Science
June 20, 2015
A new study suggests that adult diseases can strike children because of poor diet and obesity.

More kids grapple with unhealthy adult conditions

Child obesity is leading to more diagnoses of these conditions in children, conditions doctors once thought to be found only in adults
Local
June 20, 2015

Minnesota unique with Henry as top baby boy name

Newer Older
Most Read
  1. Happy Earth Day! Here are some big and small ways to reduce your carbon footprint.
  2. From nearly extinct to occasional nuisance, the fall and rise of Minnesota's wild turkeys
  3. Autism can be diagnosed as young as 14 months, study says
  4. Science briefs: Human eye can detect a single photo
  5. Scientists worried that chronic wasting disease could jump from deer to humans

Science and Technology

News coverage and feature stories on the latest in the world of science and tech.

© 2024 StarTribune. All rights reserved.