Science

Does Mars need Minnesotans?
Four Minnesota residents are willing to take a one-way trip to Mars, and they’re among the semifinalists in a program that would send humans to colonize the Red Planet with no prospect of ever coming back. Jackson Kisling and Paul Larson are two of those finalists from Minnesota. They join an MPR News Google Hangout Read more →
Snapchat, the disappearing-message service popular with young people, has been quiet following a security breach that allowed hackers to collect the usernames and phone numbers of some 4.6 million of its users.
Ahead of his continuing tour of the state to address high-speed internet access, Sen. Matt Schmit, DFL-Red Wing, joins us to talk about efforts to expand the service.
Brain-dead girl can stay on life support, judge orders
The order, issued by Alameda County, Calif., Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo, grants the family's eleventh-hour appeal to keep Jahi McMath on a ventilator at least until Jan. 7.
On evolution, a widening political gap, Pew says
According to the study, "A majority of white evangelical Protestants (64 percent) and half of black Protestants (50 percent) say that humans have existed in their present form since the beginning of time. But in other large religious groups, a minority holds this view.
FAA picks North Dakota as drone test site
North Dakota will host one of six unmanned aircraft test sites in the U.S. researching ways to safely fly drones in the national airspace.
Fargo drone pilots fly missions with crew around the world
The Predator aircraft, about the size of a small, single-engine airplane, are based thousands of miles away from the pilots in Fargo.
BBC: The return to Mawson's Antarctica, continued
We continue to follow the scientists on the ongoing Australasian Antarctic Expedition 2013.
Minn. man discovers first new mammal in decades
In August, scientists announced the discovery of a new mammal, the first in decades.