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March 24, 2022 4:00 AM

Evidence grows that vaccines lower the risk of getting long COVID

Though findings are preliminary, many studies suggest that vaccinated people have good protection against the condition, although just how much is still up for debate.

by Will Stone

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March 23, 2022 4:48 PM

Minnesota leading the way in signing up new volunteer weather observers

As the spring storm season approaches, the annual effort to sign up volunteer weather observers across the country is in full swing. And Minnesota is — by far — leading the way among all U.S. states.

by Andrew Krueger

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March 23, 2022 7:20 AM

Moderna says its low-dose COVID shots work for kids under 6

Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers. The company announced early findings from a study of children younger than 6 on Wednesday.

by The Associated Press

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March 22, 2022 9:42 AM

There are more than 5,000 confirmed planets beyond our solar system, NASA says

These so-called exoplanets include rocky worlds similar in size to Earth, gas giants larger than Jupiter and even"'mini-Neptunes."

by Joe Hernandez

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March 18, 2022 6:28 AM

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket reaches the launch pad

NASA's Artemis 1 rocket, the Space Launch System, reached the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B on Friday. The successor to the Apollo program could one day send humans back to the moon.

by Brendan Byrne

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March 16, 2022 2:39 PM

The James Webb Space Telescope is working as well as astronomers dreamed it would

Picture perfect: Mission managers say the telescope's mirror segments have been aligned and have focused on single stars, a critical milestone, and the telescope is working flawlessly.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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March 9, 2022 7:22 AM

Antarctic explorer Shackleton's ship found after a century

Scientists say they have found the sunken wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, more than a century after it was lost to the Antarctic ice. The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust says the vessel lies 10,000 feet below the surface of the Weddell Sea.

by The Associated Press

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March 7, 2022 8:14 AM

Osterholm: A blueprint on moving to the 'next normal' in pandemic

A bipartisan group of scientists and health and policy experts calling themselves the COVID roadmap group are releasing a blueprint Monday on how we could move into what they call “the next normal.” A member of that group is Michael Osterholm, the head of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.

by Cathy Wurzer

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March 5, 2022 11:20 PM

Officials say at least 7 dead as large tornado roars through central Iowa

Emergency management officials in Madison County said four were injured in addition to those killed when the tornado touched down in the area southwest of Des Moines at about 4:30 p.m.

by The Associated Press

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February 28, 2022 5:20 AM

Ancient cooking vessel found in Boundary Waters dates back more than 1,600 years

The findings indicate the long history of Native Americans using the site in the border lakes region during the summer months, for fishing and processing of wild rice.

by Dan Kraker and Kirsti Marohn

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