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Duluth EPA staffers put on leave for signing on to letter of ‘dissent’ critical of Trump administration

Duluth EPA staffers put on leave for signing on to letter of ‘dissent’ critical of Trump administration

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has placed up to six employees of the agency’s Duluth research lab on administrative leave for signing their names to the “declaration of dissent,” pending an investigation.
by Dan Kraker

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Science Museum of Minnesota lays off 43 employees

Science Museum of Minnesota lays off 43 employees

The museum’s reduction in staff comes months after the Trump administration announced that it would be cutting more than $1.3 million in grants from Minnesota museums and institutions.
by Jaylan Sims

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Canceled grants get the spotlight at a Capitol Hill ‘science fair’

Canceled grants get the spotlight at a Capitol Hill ‘science fair’

On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it.
by Scott Neuman

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100 years after evolution went on trial, the Scopes case still reverberates

100 years after evolution went on trial, the Scopes case still reverberates

One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in American history, over the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution.
by Scott Neuman and Nell Greenfieldboyce

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4 things to know about the vaccine ingredient thimerosal

4 things to know about the vaccine ingredient thimerosal

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against flu shots containing the ingredient thimerosal. Why is the additive, safely used since the 1930s, being questioned again?
by Sydney Lupkin

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New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says

New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the object with the Atlas telescope in Chile earlier this week, and has confirmed it was a comet from another star system.
by The Associated Press

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As light pollution increases, West Texas works to protect the world’s largest ’dark sky reserve’

As light pollution increases, West Texas works to protect the world’s largest ’dark sky reserve’

While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has fended off the light glow that washes out starry nights.
by Carlos Morales

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Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder

Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder

The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe’s services won’t be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki.
by John Ruwitch

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