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Northern lights: Were we robbed?

After meteorologists predicted a spectacular northern lights display, many Minnesotans pried themselves off their couches last night and headed out to check it out. The forecast included the possibility that the aurora borealis would be visible from the Twin Cities. The reports we’re seeing from social media are that clouds got in the way for Read more →
by Liala Helal

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Endangered Species Act turns 40

Endangered Species Act turns 40

It's good at saving species, but how good is it at helping them recover?

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With White Bear as poster child, Minnesota tests new approach to limited water supplies

With White Bear as poster child, Minnesota tests new approach to limited water supplies

A new effort involving just about anyone who flushes a toilet from Lino Lakes to Woodbury is about to eclipse the scattered sprinkling limits and water-saving campaigns to rescue a shrinking White Bear Lake. And that could be just a first step in getting Minnesota residents, businesses and others to think differently about how they use water.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Selling social media clicks becomes big business

An Associated Press examination has found a growing global marketplace for fake clicks, which tech companies struggle to police. Online records, industry studies and interviews show companies are capitalizing on the opportunity to make millions of dollars by duping social media.
by The Associated Press

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President's science advisor John Holdren at Computer History Museum

President's science advisor John Holdren at Computer History Museum

The president's chief science advisor Dr. John Holdren, speaking as part of the "Revolutionaries" series at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. He spoke about climate change, the Sun Shot Grand Challenge, the Brain Initiative, and our energy future, among other science and technology issues. John Holdren says there is still a chance to avoid catastrophic impact from climate change.

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BBC: The return to Mawson's Antarctica, part 3

Discovery finds out how the seals and penguins are faring on and under the icebergs and in the freezing waters of the Antarctic.

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Partisan evolution gap? Politically insignificant, GOP says

Partisan evolution gap? Politically insignificant, GOP says

A new poll suggests that the GOP, already struggling with an identity crisis and facing ferocious internal battles, is out of sync on the issue with independents and young voters, who are far more likely to believe in the science of evolution than their forebears. But GOP strategists don't sound alarmed.
by Liz Halloran

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