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.
Retired professor fights to keep his North Mankato yard natural
N. Mankato man's natural yard attracts insects, wildlife, complaints
This unusual bird superpower goes back to the dinosaur extinction
Some birds have beaks threaded with cells that detect ground vibrations.
Science
Scientists solve mystery of mass coho salmon deaths
When officials in Seattle spent millions of dollars restoring the creeks along Puget Sound — tending to the vegetation, making the stream beds less muddy,…
Science
Oil refineries see profits in turning waste into renewable diesel
HOUSTON – Many businesses are betting that electric and hydrogen-powered cars and trucks will play a critical role in the fight against climate change. But…
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Science
The Swiss cheese model of pandemic defense
Lately, in the conversation about how to defeat the coronavirus, experts have made reference to the "Swiss cheese model" of pandemic defense.The metaphor is easy…
Science
Progress in kidney care starts at home
Come January, there may be many more people like Mary Prochaska.Prochaska, 73, a retired social worker in Chapel Hill, N.C., has advanced chronic kidney disease…
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Nation
World carbon dioxide emissions drop 7% in pandemic-hit 2020
A locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7%, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show.
Nation
Northern lights a 'big miss,' U.S. space forecaster says
Stargazers in the continental 48 states have essentially zero chance of seeing the astronomical phenomenon this week
Business
U.S. government, states sue Facebook for 'predatory' conduct
The U.S. government and 48 states and districts sued Facebook Wednesday, accusing it of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors and seeking remedies that could include a forced spinoff of the social network's Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services.
Science
Lockdown gardeners in Britain unearth ancient treasures
More than 47,000 objects found in England, Wales.
Business
Weeks after election, YouTube cracks down on misinformation
More than a month after the U.S. presidential election, YouTube says it will start removing newly uploaded material that claims widespread voter fraud or errors changed the outcome.
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.
Coronavirus
V-Day: First COVID-19 vaccine doses given in Britain
A retired British shop clerk received the first shot in the country's COVID-19 vaccination program Tuesday, signaling the start of a global immunization effort intended to offer a route out of a pandemic that has killed 1.5 million.
Business
White House passed when Pfizer offered more vaccine doses
Now Pfizer may not be able to provide more of its vaccine to the United States until next June because of its commitments to other countries, officials said.
Business
U.K. readies for 'V-Day,' its 1st shots in war on coronavirus
A week after the U.K. became the first Western country to authorize widespread use of a vaccine against COVID-19, it is preparing to administer its first shots on Tuesday in its war on the virus.
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.
The Good Life
Nursing home residents could get vaccine by end of year, official says
Trump administration officials Sunday laid out an ambitious timetable for the rollout of the first coronavirus vaccine in the United States, rebuking President-elect Joe Biden's…
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Jupiter and Saturn head for closest visible alignment in 800 years
It will be first such display since the Middle Ages.
World
Japan's capsule with asteroid samples retrieved in Australia
A Japanese capsule carrying the world's first asteroid subsurface samples shot across the night atmosphere early Sunday before landing in the remote Australian Outback, completing a mission to provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth.