Coral reefs can't keep up with climate change. So scientists are speeding up evolutionApril 17, 2024 4:00 AMBy Lauren Sommer and Ryan Kellman Climate change is heating oceans faster than the world's coral reefs can handle. So scientists are breeding corals that can withstand hotter temperatures — but only to a point.
Play6min 03secMinnesota high schools rank last for computer science course offeringsApril 10, 2024 2:56 PMBy Cathy Wurzer, Alanna Elder, and Ellen FinnJust 28 percent of Minnesota high schools offer computer science classes — less than half the national average.
Play35min 00secSeizures, broken spines and vomiting: Scientific testing that helped facilitate D-DayApril 10, 2024 2:17 PMBy Terry Gross Biomedical engineer Rachel Lance says British scientists submitted themselves to experiments that would be considered wildly unethical today in an effort to shore up the war effort.
Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called ‘God particle,’ has diedApril 9, 2024 2:53 PMBy The Associated Press Higgs predicted the existence of the Higgs boson particle, helping explain how matter formed after the Big Bang. His death at 94 was announced by the University of Edinburgh, where he was a professor.
Play5min 31secMinnesota black bears are waking up early. Here’s how to keep the bears and yourself safeApril 9, 2024 1:00 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Gracie StocktonMinnesota black bears are emerging from hibernation — and they’re ahead of schedule. So how can you keep the bears and yourself safe?
Play5min 02secNASA has been asked to create a time zone for the moon. Here's how it would workApril 9, 2024 4:01 AMBy Kai McNamee A new lunar time zone is all about ensuring the success of future, multinational missions to the moon.
Play2min 16secSolar eclipse excites Minnesota despite clouds across much of stateApril 8, 2024 4:00 AMBy MPR News StaffA solar eclipse was visible across a swath of the U.S. on Monday afternoon. Minnesota was not in the path of totality, but a roughly 75 percent partial eclipse was visible, peaking around 2:02 p.m.
Photos: Astronomy day at UMD prepares visitors for eclipseApril 7, 2024 12:15 PMBy MPR News StaffThe Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium at the University of Minnesota Duluth campus hosted an Astronomy Day Saturday. The event engaged community members to learn about the upcoming solar eclipse on Monday.
Clouds and rain? Here's how to still enjoy the total solar eclipseApril 6, 2024 5:01 AMBy Vanessa Romo Rain, thunderstorms and gray skies over large swaths of the path of totality are threatening to block views on April 8. Here's how to make the most of the rare event.
From a secret CIA mission to clearing the Baltimore bridge — meet ‘Chessy’ the craneApril 5, 2024 4:00 AMBy Kathryn Fink There aren’t many cranes that have a storied history like the Chesapeake 1000 — nicknamed “Chessy” — which has been brought in to clear Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.