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Science

Volunteers help save rare plants across Minnesota

Volunteers help save rare plants across Minnesota

Minnesota has more than 300 rare native plant species. In many locations, plants were last documented decades ago. A new program is using volunteers to help search for the plants and collect seeds to preserve genetic material.
by Dan Gunderson

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A needle-less alternative to EpiPen has FDA approval. Will doctors prescribe it?

A needle-less alternative to EpiPen has FDA approval. Will doctors prescribe it?

A nose spray version of the drug epinephrine will soon hit the market, giving people having allergic reactions an alternative to needles. But some allergists are not in a hurry to prescribe it.
by Suz Redfearn

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Some bats eat a ton of sugar and have no health woes. Are there lessons for diabetes?

Some bats eat a ton of sugar and have no health woes. Are there lessons for diabetes?

Bats are able to consume an extraordinary amount of sugar with no ill effects. Scientists are trying to learn more about how bats do it — and whether humans can learn from their sugar response.
by Ari Daniel

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Mars and Jupiter pair up this week in a celestial dance unseen from Earth in years

Mars and Jupiter pair up this week in a celestial dance unseen from Earth in years

The encounter is an out-of-this-world example of right place, right time — as Mars zips past Jupiter, Earth will be in the perfect spot to see the two planets look as if they are within arm's reach.
by Juliana Kim

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