Local
![Tourists looked out over the rapids of the St. Louis River at Jay Cooke State Park in Carlton, Minnesota on Monday, May 8, 2017. ] AARON LAVINSKY ](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/QLO6OVIWNAK7P7CVXSZADAUQDE.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
On St. Louis River, massive cleanup project now in doubt
Proposed cut to Great Lakes fund comes at delicate time for St. Louis River.
Business
Making pacemakers easier on the heart may come down to connections
Challenging pacemaker-placing method creates a more natural heartbeat
Science
Hospitals are checking to see if patients' cupboards are bare
Patients may skip meds to keep food on the table.
Science
Love the smell of spring? Here's where the season's odors come from
Though many springtime smells are familiar, what produces the scents of the season might surprise you.
Science
University of Minnesota is nerve center of brain-mapping research
The U's expertise in high-tech medical imaging led to the first detailed mapping of the functions and neural activities of brains in ordinary middle-aged adults.
These music stars will also blind you with their science
You might be surprised to learn that these well-known musicians also hold advanced science degrees.
East Metro
State drastically tightens limits on 3M chemicals in groundwater
New limits, half the level set last year by the E.P.A., mainly affect east metro and Bemidji drinking water.
Local
Scientists planting 400 acres of Minnesota pines to survive climate change
Scientists are identifying planting spots that will be strongholds against climate change.
Minneapolis
Science
Why Trappist-1's worlds don't scatter: A harmony is at work
New research provides an explanation for how this planetary system could have formed and remained stable over billions of years.
Science
Rare heart valve procedure at Abbott saves mother and baby
The transaortic valve replacement (TAVR) bought the 28-year-old mom time, and a successful pregnancy, until open heart surgery is needed.
Science
Cancer's financial burden often left unspoken
Most doctors did not discuss the cost of cancer treatment with patients, and those who did spent less than two minutes on it, a study finds.
Local
PolyMet cleanup fund is millions short, state report says
Mining firm doesn't have the cash to handle long-term cleanup, report says.
Science
Doctors turn scope on rare diseases
Network aims to provide answers to patients and to learn more what they have.
Science
Mpls. VA researchers explore electrical current to treat dangerous impulses
The tests of low-level electrical brain stimulation aim to reduce problem for some soldiers who struggle with tame civilian life after the chaos and trauma of war.
Most Read
- Happy Earth Day! Here are some big and small ways to reduce your carbon footprint.
- Science briefs: Why smaller chameleons unleash a stronger tongue-lashing
- 6th mass extinction is underway in Minn. — but squads of defenders are fighting back
- This otherworldly fish in Minn. survived the fall of the dinosaurs — but is struggling now
- Mysteries of Antarctica
Science and Technology
News coverage and feature stories on the latest in the world of science and tech.
