250 million is the new 40: Mammals may already be halfway done on Earth, study findsSeptember 28, 2023 12:00 PMBy Becky Sullivan The future is always hard to predict, especially millions of years from now. But researchers found that a future supercontinent centered around the tropics may be tough for mammals to survive.
Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA's Frank Rubio sets U.S. space recordSeptember 27, 2023 9:35 AMBy The Associated PressA NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after being stuck in space for just over a year. American Frank Rubio set a record for the longest U.S. spaceflight — a result of the extended stay.
An annular solar eclipse is coming to parts of the U.S. in OctoberSeptember 26, 2023 6:02 PMBy Joe Hernandez Residents from Oregon to Texas may be able to glimpse the annular eclipse, when the moon is deep in its orbit and passes in front of the sun, creating a black circle on the star.
Play5min 56secScientific dynamic duo aims to stop the next pandemic before it startsSeptember 25, 2023 6:01 AMBy Ari Daniel Two scientists, one Nigerian and one American, created a cutting-edge surveillance network to catch the next emerging disease before it becomes a pandemic.
To cheers, NASA asteroid sample capsule safely touches down in UtahSeptember 24, 2023 9:18 AMBy Nell Greenfieldboyce NASA's Osiris-REx mission sends a pristine sample of asteroid back to Earth Sunday morning. If it lands successfully, this cupful-or-so of space rock could shed light on the solar system's origins.
Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changingSeptember 23, 2023 7:00 AMBy Chiara Eisner The horseshoe crab bleeding industry is in transition. One biomedical company agreed to more oversight, and a regulatory group is paving the way for drug companies to use animal-free alternatives.
NASA effort to bring home asteroid rocks will end this weekend in triumph or a crashSeptember 22, 2023 4:00 AMBy Nell Greenfieldboyce NASA's first effort to retrieve samples from an asteroid will send a capsule that contains extraterrestrial pebbles and dust plunging towards a Utah desert on Sunday.
Photos: Northern lights danced across Minnesota overnightSeptember 19, 2023 10:35 AMBy MPR News StaffPhotographers around the state shared some of their snapshots of the northern lights spreading their beauty overnight into Tuesday. They did not disappoint.
Play4min 10secNutrient producing microbes win over farmers but skeptics doubtfulSeptember 18, 2023 4:00 AMBy Dan GundersonA growing number of farmers are using nitrogen producing bacteria as an alternative to the polluting synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, but some soil health experts are skeptical of the new products.
NASA releases 'baby picture' of a star that will grow up to be much like our sunSeptember 16, 2023 9:30 PMBy Clare Marie Schneider A new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals what Earth's sun could have looked like in its infancy.