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Remembering Dr. Richard Cash: How a 'simple' intervention helped save millions of lives

Remembering Dr. Richard Cash: How a 'simple' intervention helped save millions of lives

In the late 1960s, he went to Dhaka to work on cholera. There he became involved in the development of oral rehydration therapy — hailed as one of the most significant medical advances of the century.
by Joanne Silberner

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NASA’s Crew-8 mission members return to Earth on SpaceX capsule

NASA’s Crew-8 mission members return to Earth on SpaceX capsule

Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut splashed down off the Florida coast early Friday, capping a nearly eight-month science and research mission to the International Space Station.
by Chandelis Duster

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Minneapolis, St. Paul birders drop 'Audubon' from chapter names

Minneapolis, St. Paul birders drop 'Audubon' from chapter names

The St. Paul and Minneapolis Audubon chapters have dropped the contentious naturalist’s namesake from their titles, rebranding their organizations as the St. Paul Bird Alliance and Land of Lakes Bird Alliance, respectively.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Winner of 3M Young Scientist Challenge invents AI pesticide detector for produce

Winner of 3M Young Scientist Challenge invents AI pesticide detector for produce

Fourteen-year-old Sirish Subash — a ninth-grader from Snellville, Ga. — was crowned the winner of the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge contest in St. Paul this week. He picked up a cash prize of $25,000 and the lesson that moms are always right.
by Gracie Stockton and Cathy Wurzer

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