Nation
When can the COVID-19 masks finally come off?
Loosening mask requirements now would be premature, experts said, especially as we head into the winter.
Local
Are Minnesota's creek restorations working?
Researchers hope to find out by studying restored creeks over several years.
Nation
For tribes, 'good fire' a key to restoring nature and people
Elizabeth Azzuz stood in prayer on a Northern California mountainside, grasping a torch of wormwood branches, the fuel her Native American ancestors used to burn underbrush in thick forests.
Curious Minnesota
Is there place in Minnesota where you can have your body frozen for the future?
Some Minnesotans want their bodies frozen and placed in long-term storage after death. No one knows if they will ever be revived.
Science
How to watch 'nearly total' lunar eclipse happening overnight
The longest lunar eclipse in centuries will happen overnight, NASA says. Here's what to know.
Local
Officials cancel trial run of grape-scented bird deterrent outside U.S. Bank Stadium
The conservation group Audubon Minnesota raised objections.
Nation
Must the swab go that far up your nose to test for COVID-19?
Don't worry: The swab is not actually stabbing your brain.
Business
MPCA to ask hundreds of businesses to begin monitoring for PFAS
The voluntary monitoring, which will focus not only on finding and reducing contamination in rivers and lakes, but also identifying sources of air, soil and groundwater pollution, would begin this winter.
Business
The worst of both worlds: Zooming from the office
Experts helping companies navigate this transition period are hopeful that the pains of hybrid work are not permanent.
Duluth
Feds to conduct two-year study of Park Point beach erosion in Duluth
A U.S. Army Corps Park Point beach nourishment project finished this fall.
Local
Engineer Leland Anderson, who helped restore Nikola Tesla's legacy, dies at 93
How reading an obituary as a teenager led to Anderson's lifelong fascination with Tesla is something of a mystery.
Local
Electric school buses arrive in Osseo as MPCA rolls out pilot
The zero-emission buses will "make it better today, tomorrow and long into the future," said Nick Martini, transportation coordinator for Osseo Area Schools.
Weather
Atmospheric river soaks Pacific Northwest as 'November witch' socks Dakotas, Minnesota
There's a blizzard warning through Friday evening for northeast South Dakota and a sliver of west-central Minnesota.
Nation
www.startribune.com
Draft climate accord expresses 'alarm and concern'
The head of Greenpeace expressed disappointment the text contained no "numbers of the table" for funding for developing countries to adapt to climate change.
Business
3M fails to overturn regulators' shutdown of PFAS production in Belgium
3M had argued for an "urgent" suspension of the ban put in place two weeks ago.
www.startribune.com
Protesters march in Glasgow as climate talks continue
Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Glasgow for a second day on Saturday to demand leaders move faster to cut fossil fuels.
Nation
Variety
Saving the Amazon, one wooden spoon at a time
Village hosts a wood shop where residents hope to earn a sustainable living.
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Science and Technology
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