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April 9, 2020
Soyuz mission blasts off for space station

Soyuz mission blasts off for space station

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Roscosmos' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner lifted off as scheduled.
East Metro
April 7, 2020
Reed Martin of Cedar Creek Energy installed solar panels on the roof of Brin Glass on Monday in Fridley.

New suburban solar projects part of a wave of new projects in Minnesota

There are now an estimated 7,500 solar arrays in the state, with 1,000 going in just last year.
Science
April 2, 2020
SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the pandemic, belongs to one of 6,828 named species of virus. Hundreds of thousands more species are known, with perhaps tril

Scientists change the ways they hunt the vast virosphere

They have uncovered hundreds of thousands of new species that have yet to be named. And they suspect millions still are waiting to be found.
Local
April 1, 2020
FILE - This early Friday, Aug. 16, 2019 file photo shows an aerial view of large Icebergs floating as the sun rises near Kulusuk, Greenland. Greenland

Climate crisis takes the back burner in global pandemic

Advocates hope global resolve over the pandemic is a model for climate action.
Local
March 31, 2020
RoadCoach, an app developed by U of M researchers, gives senior drivers warnings when they engage in risky driving behaviors.

University of Minnesota develops app to help keep older drivers safe on the road

RoadCoach improves attention and reduces risky behaviors by those over 65, but speeding continues.
Local
March 28, 2020
FILE - In this Wednesday, March 11, 2020 file photo, a technician prepares COVID-19 coronavirus patient samples for testing at a laboratory in New Yor

Minnesota virus sleuths looking for COVID-19's vulnerabilities

How the cause of the coronavirus disease has evolved to be particularly infectious.
Local
March 28, 2020
Business consultant Karen DeYoung held a video conference with her staff from her kitchen. She said she's has connected with other small business owne

Some tips now that Minnesota is mostly a telecommuting state

Workers, businesses adapt to landscape of technology overload, isolation, child care demands and anxiety of the unknown.
Local
March 28, 2020
Lab workers log in specimen samples at the Mayo Clinic Superior Drive facility in Rochester in early March.

Mayo Clinic researchers join quest in getting COVID-19 vaccine on fast track

"I don't think it's likely that one vaccine alone is going to meet all the different needs we have," says Mayo's Dr. Gregory Poland.
Local
March 27, 2020
Minnesota's emergency policy is tighter than the EPA's, MPCA Assistant Commissioner Kirk Koudelka said in an interview Friday.

MPCA relaxes compliance with environmental rules amid coronavirus, but less than EPA

The new federal policy might not affect Minnesota as much as other states, because the state agency handles enforcement for the vast majority of federal regulations.
West Metro
March 26, 2020
Volunteer Larry Macht and archaeologist Kelly Wolf cleaned and bagged artifacts unearthed during trail construction on Coney Island in Lake Waconia.

Small artifacts on Coney Island in Lake Waconia hold ancient stories

They might not look like much, but the tiny fragments contain clues about life on the island 1,500 years ago.
Duluth
March 25, 2020
Once work begins at PolyMet mine near Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, this tailings basin will be put back into use. Tailings, rock that does not contain ore i

Minnesota's high court will review PolyMet's blocked permits

Duluth
March 22, 2020
Katie Cassidy, a masters student in water resources science, threw a bucket in Lake Superior to retrieve a water sample on Monday morning. ] ALEX KORM

Finding alternatives to road salt as water contamination grows

Researchers look at alternatives to chloride to treat icy roads in effort to protect Lake Superior.
Science
March 21, 2020
Eric Catalano offers paramedical tattoos free of charge. Clients have come to his studio from as far away as Ireland.

Paramedical tattoo artists heal scars more than skin deep

These artists pick up where doctors leave off, enabling patients to feel they blend in after life-altering injuries or surgeries.
Science
March 19, 2020
An Urban Carnivore Project trail camera near Seattle captured a coyote.

Urban coyotes eat human garbage, our pet cats

The California study focused on finding out what coyotes eat and learning the differences between urban coyotes and their country cousins.
Local
March 18, 2020
St. Paul City Council members held their last in-person meeting for the foreseeable future on Wednesday.

City councils across Minnesota go remote to avoid COVID-19 spread

Council members are calling in to meetings and asking constituents to stay home.
Duluth
March 18, 2020
Planets Mars (left) and Saturn (center) shine brightly against the backdrop of the Milky Way above Fire Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. ] MARK

Minnesota requests elusive U.S. Forest Service study on copper mining effects

The Minnesota DNR said it needs the research for its review of Twin Metals' copper-mine plan.
Duluth
March 18, 2020
Aerial view looking over Birch Lake toward the site of the Twin Metals underground mine.

Federal judge hands Twin Metals major win in fight over mining near Boundary Waters

Copper-mining opponents assailed the decision as a "slap in the face."
Local
March 13, 2020
Photos of the Asian carp caught in the Mississippi River near Winona by commercial fishermen.

Record 51 Asian carp caught in Minnesota, a sign it may be permanent

The DNR and researchers will be setting nets in the Mississippi River to catch fish and learn more.
Local
March 12, 2020
FILE - In this March 29, 2018 file photo shows the logo for Facebook at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York's Times Square. Facebook on Friday, Feb. 14

Hennepin sheriff investigator's warrant to access encrypted Facebook messages worries digital privacy advocates

The request comes amid a fight between the government and tech giants about what access police can have.
Outdoors
March 12, 2020
The moose population has remained steady in northeastern Minnesota for several years, according to the state DNR.

Minnesota moose population stable, newest survey shows

While downward trend began in 2006, news matches recent reports.
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