Hunting ghost particles beneath the world's deepest lake
Scientists look to world's deepest lake to reveal the universe's earliest, most violent events.
That night 46 million grasshoppers went to Las Vegas
A new analysis substantiates the link to the city's lights — with worrying implications for the grasshoppers
Ash-covered St. Vincent awaits more volcanic explosions
Ash rained down across the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Saturday and a strong sulfur smell enveloped communities a day after a powerful explosion at La Soufriere volcano uprooted the lives of thousands of people who evacuated their homes under government orders.
Local
Growing a supply chain for reforestation in Minnesota
Allison Rian gently stuffs a sprouted acorn into a soil-filled plug in a plastic tray, then another.Soaking acorns fill the kitchen sink. Trays of them…
Local
Nearly 30 invasive carp pulled from Mississippi River in herding operation
State and federal agencies hunted the carp for first time in Minnesota waters.
Local
Judge approves MPCA changes to water quality standards
The revisions target nearly a dozen pollutants — chloride, salts, sulfate, nitrate and more — in surface water used for industry and agriculture, and for wildlife.
Nation
4 gray whales found dead in San Francisco Bay Area in 9 days
Four dead gray whales have washed ashore San Francisco Bay Area beaches in the last nine days, with experts saying Friday one was struck by a ship. They were trying to determine how the other three died.
Business
Study: Facebook delivers biased job ads, skewed by gender
Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study.
Business
Hackers try to extort University of Colorado in cyberattack
Hackers are trying to extort the University of Colorado after a cyberattack that potentially compromised personal information from more than 310,000 files, including student data, medical information and several Social Security numbers, university officials said Friday.
Duluth
Minnesota Power planning fast-charge EV stations — for residents and tourists
Customers, for a cost, could recharge across the service area.
Local
Wandering, 'whimsical' droid delivers food to travelers at MSP Airport
Pilot program promotes contactless ordering during the pandemic.
Science
In medical milestone, 1st trachea transplant
It defied historical assumptions that they weren't transplantable.
Business
EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world
As the U.S. economy rebounds from its pandemic slump, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that power a wide range of products that connect, transport and entertain us in a world increasingly dependent on technology.
Nation
Steep decline in giant sea turtles seen off US West Coast
Scientists were documenting stranded sea turtles on California's beaches nearly 40 years ago when they noticed that leatherbacks — massive sea turtles that date to the time of the dinosaurs — were among those washing up on shore. It was strange because the nearest known population of the giants was several thousand miles away in the waters of Central and South America.
Nation
'Tantalizing' results of 2 experiments defy physics rulebook
Preliminary results from two experiments suggest something could be wrong with the basic way physicists think the universe works, a prospect that has the field of particle physics both baffled and thrilled.
Local
Climate change could mean more prairie, less forest in Minnesota
Scientists at the U say a warming climate and shifts in precipitation threaten Minnesota's forests by altering the ability of the state's ecosystems to support tree life. According to their forecasts, Minnesotans can expect more prairie and less forest in coming decades.
Local
Roadside fences show promise for reducing Minnesota turtle fatalities
Turtle populations have been falling for years, in large part due to traffic.
Coronavirus
Most kids with serious inflammatory illness had mild COVID
Most children with a serious inflammatory illness linked to the coronavirus had initial COVID-19 infections with no symptoms or only mild ones, new U.S. research shows.
Local
Robert Miller, neuroscientist and microsurgeon, dies at 81
Robert F. Miller, born in Eugene, Ore., in 1939, was a restaurant cook whose boss realized he was made for something bigger. So Miller went…
Science
A changing gut microbiome may predict how well you age
The trillions of bacteria, viruses and fungi that inhabit your intestinal tract could be part of the secret of successful aging.
Business
CEO of Google's self-driving car spinoff steps down from job
The executive who steered the transformation of Google's self-driving car project into a separate company worth billions of dollars is stepping down after more than five years on the job.
Business
April, the giraffe that became an online star, dies
April, the giraffe that became a sensation when a rural New York zoo livestreamed her 2017 pregnancy and delivery, was euthanized Friday because of advancing arthritis, the zoo said.
Science
Some elephants in Africa are just a step from extinction
While some African elephants parade across the savanna and thrill tourists on safari, others are more discreet. They stay hidden in the forests, eating fruit."You…
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