Science

November 19, 2019 3:56 PM

How to see a rare meteor shower in Minnesota this week

Two leading scientists predict the alpha Monocerotid meteor shower could take place Thursday night, and Minnesotans have a good shot at viewing it.

by Cody Nelson

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November 19, 2019 10:14 AM

50 years ago, Americans made the 2nd moon landing...why doesn't anyone remember?

Everyone knows about Apollo 11, the first moon landing. And about ill-fated Apollo 13. Between them is the forgotten mission — Apollo 12.

by Geoff Brumfiel

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November 17, 2019 3:41 PM

Bakken Museum announces plans for major renovation

The renovation involves the entrance, lobby, classrooms and gallery space in the 21-year-old lower-level wing of the museum near Bde Maka Ska.

by Emily Bright

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November 13, 2019 4:00 AM

Minnesota asked me to gather deer spleens for science. It wasn’t easy

When the DNR asked hunters this season to send in deer spleens to be tested for neonicotinoid pesticides, MPR’s Bemidji correspondent, an avid hunter, volunteered. But it turns out ID’ing a deer spleen in the woods isn’t so simple — even in the YouTube era.

by John Enger

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November 11, 2019 1:43 PM

As SpaceX launches dozens of satellites at a time, some fear orbital traffic jam

SpaceX and a rival company are rushing ahead with plans for constellations of thousands of satellites, but regulators might not be ready.

by Geoff Brumfiel and Scott Neuman

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November 10, 2019 6:25 PM

Studying the ripple effects of shrinking Arctic sea ice

Scientists have frozen their ship alongside an ice floe to study the causes and consequences of diminishing Arctic ice, in the hopes of improving how the region is represented in climate models.

by Ravenna Koenig

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November 9, 2019 7:22 PM

Mercury putting on rare show Monday, parading across the sun

Mercury will put on a rare celestial show Monday, parading across the sun in view of most of the world — including Minnesota. But remember: NEVER look directly at the sun without proper eye protection.

by The Associated Press

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November 8, 2019 4:01 AM

Math looks the same in the brains of boys and girls, study finds

Brain scans of 104 boys and girls doing basic math tasks found no gender differences. The finding adds to the evidence that boys and girls start out with equal ability in math.

by Jon Hamilton

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November 5, 2019 2:30 PM

Fargo scientists search for next generation of plant-based plastics

A national collaboration of scientists from four universities is breaking new ground in the search for plant-based plastic to replace petroleum-based materials.

by Dan Gunderson

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November 5, 2019 4:00 AM

Searching for solid ice as scientists freeze in to study a warming arctic

A ship of researchers is crossing the Arctic for a year attached to an ice floe. But finding the right chunk of sea ice was a challenge, in part because warmer temperatures are making it thinner.

by Ravenna Koenig

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