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Ancestry's Catherine Ball on your broader human family

Ancestry's Catherine Ball on your broader human family

An exploration of what makes up our human identity, and how our DNA can illuminate our genetic relationships with people all over the world and throughout history.
by MPR News Staff

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The Army, the inventor and the surprising uses of a Batman machine

The Army, the inventor and the surprising uses of a Batman machine

The Army wanted a new, small device that could pull a person rapidly up a rope. The invention they eventually got has uses far beyond the military.
by Joe Palca

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Trump's nominee to be USDA's chief scientist is not a scientist

Trump's nominee to be USDA's chief scientist is not a scientist

Sam Clovis has a doctorate in public administration, is skeptical that humans have a role in climate change and pushed theories suggesting former President Barack Obama was born in Kenya.
by Amy Mayer

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Climate Cast: Harvey's climate change connections

Climate Cast: Harvey's climate change connections

Paul Huttner talks to climate and hurricane expert Bob Henson of Weather Underground about Hurricane Harvey, before being downgraded to a tropical storm.
by Paul Huttner

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U.S. clears first 'living drug' for tough childhood leukemia

The treatment is the first type of gene therapy to hit the U.S. market -- and one in a powerful but expensive wave of custom-made "living drugs" being tested.
by The Associated Press

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What science 'gone wrong' can teach us

What science 'gone wrong' can teach us

Pandora's Lab stresses that for science to work, it needs to base claims on data, studies need to be replicable, and scientists must be more attached to science than to their own ideas, says Alva Noe.
by Alva Noë

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Cars are starting to remind us not to leave baby in the back seat

Cars are starting to remind us not to leave baby in the back seat

An average of 37 children die in hot cars each year. A new bill in Congress aims to address the problem by requiring all new autos to remind drivers to check the back seat when they leave the car.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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Minnesotans dodge clouds for fleeting glimpse of eclipse

Minnesotans dodge clouds for fleeting glimpse of eclipse

Eclipse viewers around Minnesota had a hit-or-miss experience Monday, with clouds obscuring the rare event in some areas. At a Maple Grove watch party, eager parents and kids caught a glimpse of the obscured sun for a tiny but thrilling moment.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Photos: It's an eclipse!

Photos: It's an eclipse!

The solar eclipse is in progress, and people across the country are watching. Here in Minnesota, the fact that it's only a partial eclipse isn't dampening the enthusiasm, although in some spots, the rain is.

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