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Duluth
April 17, 2020
David Oliver, manager of special projects, held a sample that had metal speckles that he had taken from one of many of the boxes of core samples lined

Environmental group, businesses appeal federal judge's decision on Twin Metals leases

Duluth
April 17, 2020
Drillers for Twin Metals at a site near the Kiwishiwi River pull a core sample from the drill pipe.

U.S. Forest Service denies Minnesota request for unreleased research on copper mining impacts

The Minnesota DNR hasn't determined how to respond or what it means for Twin Metals.
Local
April 16, 2020

Minnesota researchers, cities seek cleaner ways to treat wastewater

Purifying method cuts energy use, emissions.
Local
April 15, 2020

COVID-19 isolation hits harder for 300,000 Minnesotans who don't have internet

Minnesota's gaps in access to basic technology may leave vulnerable residents even further behind during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local
April 11, 2020
BRIAN PETERSON • brianp@startribune.com Gunflint Trail, MN ]This bull moose, sprouting the bumps of new antler growth on it's head, grazed in a

Biologists racing to save moose find clues in the forest floor

Diet could be difference between life and death.
Local
April 11, 2020
(Left) Kaitlyn Rebarich worked on science homework while her brother, Colton, worked on choir homework in their mom's car in a McDonalds parking lot i

Spotty internet access is leaving many rural Minnesotans behind

As Minnesotans work and study from home amid the pandemic, access to high-speed internet has become more important than ever. For the rural households without high-speed internet or reliable connections, keeping up has been a struggle.
East Metro
April 11, 2020
Trimpeter swans congregate on the Mississippi River, along with other waterfowl near Swan Park Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, in Monticello, MN.

Swan, loon poisonings fuel anti-lead sinker campaign in Minnesota

Toll in Ramsey County is fueling a campaign to persuade anglers to stop using lead sinkers.
North Metro
April 9, 2020
Amanda Vukich a forensic scientist 2 demonstrated a THC purity test at the Midwest Regional Forensic Lab in Andover. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonza

Forensic lab in Andover begins cannabis purity testing

Advocates see it as a way to get some control of an underregulated industry.
Science
April 9, 2020
In an undated handout photo, the Cueva de Figueira Brava, which was about a mile from the water when it was occupied by Neanderthals about 100,000 yea

Fish, mollusks had a special place in Neanderthals' diets

Cave dig dispels the notion of prehistoric meat-heavy diet.
Science
April 9, 2020
A Wuhan Zall F.C. players uses a weight machine at a luxury hotel where they are staying while training, in Marbella, Spain, March 12, 2020. The team

How muscle memory may help keep us fit during the downtime

Study finds past training can speed return to fitness after inactivity.
Science
April 9, 2020
Bailey Miller, a researcher at the University of Utah, on a dive to explore an ancient underwater forest off Dauphin Island, Ala., Dec. 10, 2019. Befo

Rare life underwater could one day help develop lifesaving treatments

The "underwater forest" could serve as incubators of unexpected medicines.
World
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.
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