Local
Minnesota works to fit climate change into environmental reviews
Plan would ask projects to add new data to agencies.
Nation
Local
As smaller wolves die, one group thrives on Isle Royale
Seven of the eight wolves that were moved from Ontario have started forming packs, securing territory and having pups.
Local
Deadly December includes COVID-19 hopes in Minnesota
Record deaths this month, but new COVID cases and hospitalizations decline.
Duluth
Success of Twin Metals copper mine hinges on holding every last drop of tainted water
It's not clear if Twin Metals' plan for "zero discharge" of pollutants is feasible.
Local
Retired professor fights to keep his North Mankato yard natural
N. Mankato man's natural yard attracts insects, wildlife, complaints
Science
This unusual bird superpower goes back to the dinosaur extinction
Some birds have beaks threaded with cells that detect ground vibrations.
Science
Science
World
Lockdown gardeners in Britain unearth ancient treasures
More than 47,000 objects found in England, Wales.
World
China, Nepal announce new official height for Mount Everest
China and Nepal jointly announced a new official height for Mount Everest on Tuesday, ending a discrepancy between the two nations.
Local
UK starts virus campaign with a shot watched round the world
A nurse rolled up 90-year-old Margaret Keenan's sleeve and administered a shot watched round the world -– the first jab in the U.K.'s COVID-19 vaccination program kicking off an unprecedented global effort to try to end a pandemic that has killed 1.5 million people.
Business
Research: Millions of smart devices vulnerable to hacking
Researchers at a cybersecurity firm say they have identified vulnerabilities in software widely used by millions of connected devices — flaws that could be exploited by hackers to penetrate business and home computer networks and disrupt them.
Nation
Arctic survey won't hurt polar bears, government says
The agency said a few incidents of unintentional harassment would not affect survival.
World
Chinese probe orbiting moon with Earth-bound samples
A Chinese probe was orbiting the moon on Monday in preparation for the returning of samples of the lunar surface to Earth for the first time in almost 45 years.
World
Jupiter and Saturn head for closest visible alignment in 800 years
It will be first such display since the Middle Ages.
Science and Technology
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