Kathy Ireland has invested in St. Louis‑based AI firm Capacity as it advances a Series E round, bringing a high‑profile backer to the city’s tech scene.

A St. Louis nonprofit’s white paper argues recurring drug shortages reflect structural fragility and proposes a National Fragility Index to guide purchasing and investment.

Startups and defense contractors in St. Louis say new shops, training programs and factories position the region to meet a potential Pentagon drone surge. Companies point to local hires and government contracts as proof they can scale fast.

Pivot Bio has moved its global headquarters to Minnetonka’s Carlson Towers, bringing a roughly $2 billion ag‑tech company closer to Midwestern corn growers.

GeoSTL launched Thursday to grow St. Louis’ geospatial jobs and companies, anchored by the NGA and led by former NGA official Mark Munsell.

A northwest Missouri fossil hunter recovered a 92‑pound bone he believes is a Columbian mammoth femur; CT scans and radiocarbon dating are planned to verify the claim.

Washington University will add the 162‑year‑old St. Louis College of Pharmacy after the 2026‑27 year, keeping the program at the UHSP campus while approvals proceed.

Missouri Botanical Garden is training AI with hyperspectral, space‑grade scans to identify herbarium specimens. The $14.4M RSI project aims to speed IDs and boost conservation work.

St. Louis County Health Department offers tips for accurate home blood pressure monitoring, stressing the importance of avoiding certain activities before taking a measurement and maintaining proper posture and cuff placement for reliable results.

A Mizzou team combined three AI models and trained them on hundreds of thousands of photos to flag melanoma with roughly 92% accuracy in tests. The work is pitched as decision support, not a replacement for doctors.

A developer pitched a $2 billion AI center for East St. Louis, promising jobs, retail space and river‑based cooling while asking for community support. The plan is still early and would need city approval.

The Northern Lights were visible over St. Louis due to a severe G4 geomagnetic storm. Optimal viewing was in areas with low light pollution. NOAA warned of infrastructure risks due to the storm, and another potential G3 storm was forecasted.

UMSL's Becky Hansis-O’Neill studies tarantula growth patterns, diet, and ecosystem roles, aiming to shift perceptions of these spiders from horror stereotypes to creatures with ecological importance.