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Witness my traffic stop: New app seeks crowd safety for people of color

Witness my traffic stop: New app seeks crowd safety for people of color

SafeSpace is designed to summon allies to the scene of a police stop to record it. Its St. Paul creator calls it a tool that could spark communication and help repair community-police ties.
by Emma Sapong

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Russia launches floating nuclear power plant; It's headed to the Arctic

Russia launches floating nuclear power plant; It's headed to the Arctic

It's the first nuclear power plant of its kind, Russian officials say. Called the Akademik Lomonoso, it was towed out of St. Petersburg.

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Probiotics for babies and kids? New research explores good bacteria

Probiotics for babies and kids? New research explores good bacteria

Sales of probiotics are soaring. While some studies on this beneficial bacteria show it can treat specific health issues in children, scientists are exploring how it may help gut health more broadly.
by Allison Aubrey

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In this Bible study, science and faith don't have to compete

In this Bible study, science and faith don't have to compete

"We don't understand all the mysteries of science, we don't know all the mysteries of creation, but we know that they're one and together," a participant said.
by Irina Zhorov

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Student loan company tells 16,500 borrowers of data breach

Access Group Education Lending said in a letter to those affected that the data breach happened on March 23 when one of its vendors sent out files to another business. The business was not identified, but has been described as a student loan lender.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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NASA Mars mission faces setback after heat shield cracks under pressure

NASA Mars mission faces setback after heat shield cracks under pressure

The heat shield, made of material that's as light as balsa wood but can withstand temperatures of nearly 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, broke during testing earlier this month.
by Joe Palca

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Nobel laureate teaches the tricky work of talking about climate change

Nobel laureate teaches the tricky work of talking about climate change

When Mario Molina won the Nobel Prize for his research on CFCs, it came with a new responsibility: To communicate science and influence policy. To that end, he visited 3M on Wednesday and will meet U students and faculty today.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Autonomous weapons would take warfare to a new domain, without humans

Autonomous weapons would take warfare to a new domain, without humans

Former special operations agent Paul Scharre helped create U.S. military guidelines on autonomous weapons. His new book Army of None, looks at the advances in technology, and the questions they raise.
by Ari Shapiro

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