Being permissive isn’t always kind. Clear, negotiated limits (not permissiveness) build security and improve understanding in ...

Next-generation batteries that use new electrolyte materials could achieve far higher energy density than today's lithium-ion ...

Seismic data from NASA’s InSight mission reveals a hidden compositional boundary inside Mars that matches what forms inside ...

In the earliest stages of life, mammalian embryos start as a disorganized cluster of cells. As development progresses, these cells become organized into well-defined shapes and structures. This ...

The Kawishiwi River flows June 12, 2019, near Ely, Minn. Twin Metals is proposing to build an underground copper-nickel mine near Ely, Minn. and close to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Alison Young, a long-distance backpacker, attends a rally to call for the protection of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness at the Minnesota State Capitol on ...

The U.S. Senate simply reopened a process that had been closed. The risks to the Boundary Waters are still real and subject to review. In transboundary waters, the risks of mining are often described ...

The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 Thursday to allow sulfide mining in areas near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The vote ends President Joe Biden’s 20-year moratorium on mining leases across ...

Beret Leone is a native Minnesotan who joined the WCCO team as a reporter in September 2022 - and she's thrilled be back home in the Twin Cities! Beret grew up in Chaska and graduated from Bethel ...

The Senate on Thursday overturned a mining moratorium in Minnesota's Superior National Forest, a boon for a Chilean mining conglomerate Antofagasta. The chamber voted 50-49 to overturn a 20-year ...

You’re in the middle of your presentation, waiting for all to join the Kahoot on their phones, when a colleague gets up from her seat, walks up, and taps your shoulder. Right there, in front of ...