West Metro
December 26, 2019
GS Motors in Hopkins is the only dealership for used electric vehicles in the upper Midwest. Owner Pavel Ihnatovich says he has to not only sell elect

Potential new rules in Minnesota could boost electric car ownership

At least one dealer, in Hopkins, is poised for an emissions crackdown.
Science
December 24, 2019

Health briefs: Is newer blood better for blood transfusions in kids?

Science
December 24, 2019
FILE - In this June 9, 2014 file photo is a sculpture portraying a wounded soldier being helped on the grounds of the Minneapolis VA Hospital. Minneso

Minneapolis VA's PTSD study to probe whether to confront trauma, or not

Minneapolis VA will study how veterans are affected by trauma-focused therapy.
Science
December 24, 2019

Climate briefs: California coastal waters acidifying at faster rate

Duluth
December 23, 2019
The University of Wisconsin Superior has received a $1 million gift to bring back a floating classroom like the L.L. Smith Jr., shown here on Lake Sup

Anonymous donor gives $1 million for floating classroom in Superior

Vessel could launch in the next few years, thanks to an anonymous donor.
Nation
December 22, 2019
An explosive cloud of mist and vapor hang in the air as an armada of orca whales surface to breath as they swim close to shore near Lim Kiln State Par

Northwest killer whales shrink in size, and so do their prey

Smaller chinook salmon are making the orcas work harder to get enough to eat.
Local
December 21, 2019
Mike Taylor works to blow a large pile of snow pushed in front of his driveway by plows throughout the night, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, in Duluth, Minn. (

Climate change becomes another wild card in Minnesota winters

Much as rising temps and extra moisture have caused heavier rains in the summer, climatologists say they're causing more winter weather extremes too.
Nation
December 21, 2019
A jogger at sunset on Sugarloaf Key, Fla., on Dec. 3, 2019. Officials in the Florida Keys announced what many coastal governments nationwide have long

Florida Keys deliver a hard message: As seas rise, some places can't be saved

And in some places, it doesn't even make sense to try.
Science
December 21, 2019
The Gonda Building, which is part of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. (GLEN STUBBE/Star Tribune)

Mayo will test robotic heart procedure for rural patients

It could pave the way for faster, better cardiac care with doctors working from miles away.
Science
December 20, 2019

Science briefs: These carnivorous dinosaurs went through a lot of teeth

Science
December 20, 2019

Health briefs: New muscular dystrophy drug approved

Science
December 20, 2019
Employees work in a pharmacy in Berlin's Mitte district in a 2008 file image. Germany has struggled much less with opioid addiction than the United St

How Germany averted an opioid crisis

In Germany, where opioids have never emerged as a front-line treatment, doctors must first try alternative treatments.
Science
December 16, 2019
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Texting while driving car. Irresponsible man sending sms and using smartphone. Writing and typing message with cellphone in vehicle.

Study shows 76,043 ER visits for injuries related to distracted cellphone use in 20 years

The number of injuries sped up after the mid-2000s, when internet-connected smartphones became common,.
Science
December 14, 2019
Joel Theisen, CEO of senior care services company Lifesprk, meets with a group of seniors.

North Memorial partners with elder care provider to screen patients for problems

Hospital partners with LifeSprk to help screen, guide patients.
Science
December 14, 2019
Registered nurse Donna Feaster administered a flu shot in Chicago, Oct. 3, 2018.

The startlingly high cost of the free flu shot

Secret negotiations mean that some insurers — and ultimately patients — pay as much as $85 per shot.
Science
December 13, 2019
An image provided by NASA/Goddard shows a representation of an event on the sun measured by energetic particle instruments on NASA’s Parker Sol

NASA probe uncovers secrets of our weird star

As the probe gets closer, it is likely to reveal new mysteries.
Science
December 13, 2019

Science briefs: Climate models have been pretty accurate, study finds

Science
December 13, 2019
To explore the disparity in care, The New York Times spoke with three women focused on improving the health of people with low incomes. (Harriet Lee-M

Poverty affects access to health care. These women are trying to change that

In the U.S., wealth buys health.
Science
December 13, 2019

Health briefs: Diabetes in moms may raise heart risk in kids

Local
December 8, 2019
Minnesota researchers are netting and tracking bats in the hopes of fending off the effects of white-nose syndrome, a lethal disease killing populatio

Facing a bleak outlook, Minnesota bat researchers give up on annual count

As fungus takes hold, researchers try a new tack: Leaving the bats alone.

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