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December 1, 2015 5:48 AM

Amazon offers glimpse of delivery-by-drone future

A new video shows a drone being loaded with a small package on a warehouse conveyor line. It then floats through a suburban neighborhood to a house.

by Jim Zarroli

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November 30, 2015 4:00 AM

Minnesota researchers quietly prep for next bird flu fight

The avian influenza strain that devastated some Minnesota poultry farms last spring behaved like no other and fooled the industry into making some mistakes.

by Lorna Benson

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November 26, 2015 3:22 PM

NASA probe prepares for final pass around Ceres

Studying Ceres, the largest object in the belt between Mars and Jupiter, should help researchers gain a better understanding of how our solar system formed.

by Joe Palca

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November 26, 2015 5:00 AM

Earth selfie: A southern hemisphere summer

This week, clear skies over Australia await Antarctic storms reaching northward.

by William Lager

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November 26, 2015 4:00 AM

Reinvention and flying cars: Your weekly reading list

This week, follow the reincarnating NASA aircraft, meet the algae-infused salamanders and travel in style with some flying cars.

by William Lager

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November 23, 2015 2:50 PM

A tiny pill monitors vital signs from deep inside the body

It's the latest in a small but growing group of devices that soldiers, athletes, astronauts and colonoscopy patients have gulped to collect information from odd recesses of the body.

by Rae Ellen Bichell

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November 23, 2015 4:00 AM

Retired banker tracks construction of St. Croix River bridge

Marvin Friedrich checks on the progress twice a day.

by The Associated Press

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November 20, 2015 2:39 PM

15 Minnesota broadband projects share $11 million in grants

The largest grant is a $4.95 million award to serve more than 1,000 potential subscribers in small cities and townships in Swift County.

by The Associated Press

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November 19, 2015 12:00 PM

Asteroid monitors, fusion reactors and dunes: Your weekly reading list

This week, meet the sky-watchers scanning space for near-Earth objects; meet marine biologist Sylvia Earle; and learn about the Wendelstein 7-X, a newly finished fusion reactor.

by William Lager