25 years after Minnesota tornado outbreak, severe weather forecasting has advanced greatlyMarch 29, 2023 2:04 PMBy Sarah ThamerWednesday marks 25 years since tornadoes ripped across southern Minnesota, causing major damage in Comfrey, St. Peter and other cities. Since then, forecasting severe weather has advanced significantly.
Play6min 58secA new flu is spilling over from cows to people in the U.S. How worried should we be?March 29, 2023 5:15 AMBy Michaeleen Doucleff Pigs and goats likely catch it too. It's been found in humans' noses in the southwest— and in the air at airports and at chicken farms in Malaysia.
Intel co-founder and philanthropist Gordon Moore has died at 94March 25, 2023 6:05 AMBy The Associated Press Moore also made his famous observation, now known as Moore's Law, three years before he helped start Intel in 1968. It said the capacity and complexity of integrated circuits would double every year.
You asked about bats, pets, immunity and other hot viral topics! We've got answersMarch 25, 2023 6:00 AMBy Ari Daniel , Michaeleen Doucleff , and Nurith Aizenman In response to our series on spillover viruses, you had many questions: from the role of climate change to possible benefits. We turn the mic to you for a special edition of 'Hidden Viruses.'
5 planets could be visible in the night sky next weekMarch 23, 2023 4:00 AMBy Joe Hernandez On Monday and Tuesday, you may be able to catch a glimpse of Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars all at once.
Play2min 51secScientists think they know why interstellar object 'Oumuamua moved so strangelyMarch 22, 2023 8:48 PMBy Nell Greenfieldboyce A strange comet-like object discovered over five years ago was the first known visitor from another solar system. Its movement was so odd that scientists struggled to explain it, until now.
Volcanic activity on Venus spotted in radar images, scientists sayMarch 17, 2023 4:05 AMBy Ari Daniel Data from an old NASA spacecraft reveals a volcano erupted on the surface of Venus in 1991, a new study in Science says.
Play4min 36secIf daylight saving time seems tricky, try figuring out the time on the moon March 12, 2023 7:54 AMBy Geoff Brumfiel and Carmen Molina Acosta Scientists are pondering how to tell time on other celestial bodies. It's a lot harder than you might think.
Play3min 58secCan insects have culture? Puzzle-solving bumblebees show it's possibleMarch 7, 2023 5:47 PMBy Ari Daniel A new study in PLOS Biology finds that bumblebees can learn to solve puzzles from each other — suggesting that even invertebrate animals may have a capacity for culture.
Researchers find new life in a very old place: Minnesota’s Mystery Cave March 7, 2023 1:05 PMBy Tim NelsonRecent research at southeast Minnesota’s Mystery Cave has turned up some potentially unknown invertebrates, lurking in the darkness along the 13 miles of underground passages.