Science

Climate Cast live special with Paul Huttner
Climate Cast LIVE, hosted by MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner in MPR's UBS Forum in downtown St. Paul.
Icy moon of Jupiter spews water plumes into space
Researchers have evidence supporting the existence of plumes of water shooting up from the interior of Jupiter's icy moon Europa.
Minnesota highlights texting to find mental health help
May is national Mental Health Month, and Minnesota officials are using the opportunity to remind people about expanded services for those experiencing a mental health crisis.
Trump says U.S. will help penalized Chinese company
ZTE, which has more than 70,000 employees and has supplied networks or equipment to some of the world's biggest telecom companies, said in early May that it had halted its main operations as a result of a U.S. Commerce Department "denial order."
Body camera maker weighs adding facial recognition technology
Axon, formerly Taser, has created a new ethics board to consider using artificial intelligence and facial recognition in local policing.
Time travelers invited to Stephen Hawking memorial service
Applications to attend a memorial service for the famous scientist are open to the public. Anyone born between 1918 and 2038 can apply.
SpaceX's upgraded rocket soars with satellite for Bangladesh
SpaceX launched the latest version of the Falcon 9 from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, carrying Bangladesh's first satellite, which would bring the internet to all corners of the country.
Google showcases AI advances at its big conference
Google is again putting artificial intelligence in the spotlight at its annual developers conference Tuesday.
NASA launches InSight spacecraft to Mars to dig down deep
In a twist, NASA launched the Mars InSight lander from California rather than Florida's Cape Canaveral. It was the first interplanetary mission ever to depart from the West Coast, drawing pre-dawn crowds to fog-socked Vandenberg Air Force Base and rocket watchers down the California coast.