Science
New Ulm health project paying off seven years later
Blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels have all improved since 2009 in a target population of New Ulm adults, according to study results.
Business
'Ambition of avocado' imperils monarch butterfly's winter home
Deforestation is accelerating to make way for fruit being consumed at record rates in U.S.
Minneapolis
Scathing review blasts states, EPA for failing to protect Mississippi River
Cry for help from 13 environmental groups says decades of voluntary measures and light touch by feds don't work.
Science
Free clinics help fill gap in health care coverage
Especially in states that didn't expand Medicaid, demand remains high.
Business
A bird? A plane? No, it's a flying car, hovering over California
Secretive company Zee.Aero envisions our means of escape from the bounds of gravity as "safe, quiet, and efficient, as well as easy to control, [and] highly compact," according to a patent submission.
Local
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Twin Cities father to undergo cutting-edge brain surgery at U
A Twin Cities father will undergo a cutting-edge brain surgery at the U that has the potential to transform his life
Local
PolyMet formally applies for permit to mine copper in NE Minnesota
For the first time the company specified how much money it would offer as financial insurance against future pollution and reclamation costs: $253 million in the first three years.
Minneapolis
More trees would give Minneapolis a huge health boost, study finds
Minneapolis tied for second place in a study of cities that would benefit most from boosting urban forests.
East Metro
Hundreds attend University of Minnesota bee lab's open house
Research there will delve into decline in population of pollinators.
Local
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October: Once-common rusty patched bumblebee likely to join endangered list
The decline also illustrates the often unexpected consequences for insects from the way people grow their food.
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