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Once hunted to the brink of extinction, elk poised to possibly return to NE Minnesota

Once hunted to the brink of extinction, elk poised to possibly return to NE Minnesota

Researchers are studying whether it's possible to reintroduce the majestic animal to that region. They're finding that there is potentially both the habitat -- and the public acceptance -- that would be required to bring them back.
by Dan Kraker

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How a shorter sea ice season is changing life in the Arctic

How a shorter sea ice season is changing life in the Arctic

Climate change is so dramatic in northern Alaska that the effects on hunting and erosion are very real to people who've lived their whole lives there.
by Ravenna Koenig

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Protesters at UN talks demand action against warming climate

Protesters at UN talks demand action against warming climate

Thousands of people from around the world marched Saturday through the southern Polish city that's hosting this year's U.N. climate talks, demanding that their governments take tougher action to curb global warming.
by Associated Press

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World's first insect vaccine could help bees fight off deadly disease

World's first insect vaccine could help bees fight off deadly disease

American foulbrood is an infectious disease that devastates honeybee hives. Scientists say they've created a vaccine for it, despite a big hurdle: Bees don't have antibodies.
by Bill Chappell

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Science shows it's been a gloomy start to winter

September through November 2018 was quite gloomy across Minnesota. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with University of Minnesota professor emeritus Mark Seeley.
by Cathy Wurzer

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3 bits of wisdom as you test the lake ice this winter

3 bits of wisdom as you test the lake ice this winter

DNR conservation officer Garrett Thomas brought ice picks, lifejackets, augers and some common sense to an Eagan park Thursday, hoping to keep Minnesotans safe as they venture onto frozen lakes this winter.
by Gabriel Kwan

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Another lead-poisoned bird euthanized at U's Raptor Center

Another lead-poisoned bird euthanized at U's Raptor Center

So far this season, the Raptor Center has seen two sick eagles where lead was the primary problem. Both had to be euthanized. Five more eagles were admitted where lead was a secondary problem.
by Cody Nelson

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Wolves lead researchers to record pine at Voyageurs National Park

Wolves lead researchers to record pine at Voyageurs National Park

"Sometimes you see jack pines and they're kind of tall and scraggly, and they look like they've just kind of been beaten by the elements," one researcher said. But not this beauty.
by Dan Kraker

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Carbon dioxide emissions are up again. What now, climate?

Carbon dioxide emissions are up again. What now, climate?

The fortuitous dip in emissions of the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, during the past three years is over, as economies turn up. The trend in the near future looks grim, say climate scientists.
by Christopher Joyce

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