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March for Science 2018: Passionate advocates push for research across the globe

March for Science 2018: Passionate advocates push for research across the globe

Science advocates in the nation's capital joined 500 marches worldwide.

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New distant star discovered by U of M researchers

Researchers at the U of M just discovered Icarus, the farthest individual star ever seen.

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New type of northern lights discovered

Its name is Steve.

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Space travel changes DNA, NASA confirms

Investigators found about 93% of astronaut Scott Kelly's genes returned to normal after returning to Earth. The other 7% remained changed.

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New Omnitheatre film wants us to 'Dream Big'

The Science Museum of Minnesota wants us to "Dream Big" in their new Omnitheatre film now playing. It shows us engineering marvels big and small.

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'Space genes': NASA confirms space travel changes DNA, even upon return to Earth

Investigators found about 93% of astronaut Scott Kelly's genes returned to normal after returning to Earth. The other 7% remained changed.

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Minnetonka students head to Science Bowl

Students at Minnetonka Middle School West are heading to the National Science Bowl

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Science Museum of Minnesota kicks off 'Omnifest'

Omnifest 2018, the Omnitheater's annual giant screen film festival, will feature five films running in rotation on its 90-foot domed screen.

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East metro garbage will skip landfills

Starting January 1 all of the trash collected in Ramsey and Washington Counties will be taken to a recycling center, and what can't be recycled will be burned for energy. In the past only part of the garbage from those East Metro counties had gone to incinerators.

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The oldest supermassive black hole ever seen has been discovered by scientists

The light from the black hole reaches us from when the universe was only 5% of its current age — over 13 billion years ago, or "just" 690 million years after the Big Bang.

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Researchers find way to keep sea lampreys in check

A commission report says lamprey numbers are stable in lakes Michigan, Huron and Ontario but have increased in lakes Superior and Erie.

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Pilotless airplanes closer with Boeing acquisition

Robot is my co-pilot.

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Hundreds take in eclipse at Science Museum

Hundreds of people crowded into the Science Museum of Minnesota Monday to take part in a solar eclipse watch party

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WATCH: International Space Station flies across sun during eclipse

The International Space Station just photo-bombed the eclipse.

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Your sperm count may be dropping, and scientists aren't exactly sure why

Studies show that men with lower sperm counts are more vulnerable to certain cancers, heart disease, diabetes and early death.

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It happened 48 years ago: A look back at the Apollo 11 moon landing

The moon landing fulfilled an objective set by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, which was to land a man on the moon and return to Earth safely by the end of the decade.

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