News Cut: The eclipseFebruary 21, 2008 7:00 AMAcross the state, Minnesotans took advantage of their chance to see the moon turn red during the year's only total lunar eclipse early on Wednesday night.
Play4min 16secWhat lies beneath? Engineers draw down Mississippi in MinneapolisFebruary 20, 2008 6:29 PMBy Tom CrannEngineers have drained off the top 13 feet of the Mississippi River between the Upper and Lower St. Anthony Falls dams in Minneapolis. Historians are savoring a view of the river that resembles what the first explorers probably found at the site.
Play6min 04secBridge investigation: Six months of digging but few answersFebruary 1, 2008 3:00 PMBy Sea StachuraThe NTSB has examined the collapsed 35W bridge for six months. The answers to what caused the collapse are still another six months away.
Play5min 49secSix months after collapse, 35W bridge rebuild is ahead of scheduleFebruary 1, 2008 3:00 AMBy Dan OlsonCold weather has not deterred crews building the new I-35W bridge.
New techniques can make physical therapy a gameJanuary 28, 2008 1:56 AMBy Cara HetlandNew technology is helping people who are paralyzed a chance to use of their arms and legs again. Studies show the device called Bioness, works with stroke patients. A Sioux Falls rehabilitation center is testing how it works with patients suffering from a spinal cord injury.
Play53min 54secBuilding mental musclesJanuary 25, 2008 2:07 PMWe all know the physical benefits of exercise, but new research is showing that that physical activity can also be good for our brains. The author of a new book says exercise is the most powerful tool we have to optimize brain function.
Play2min 57secMinn. climber reviews the new IMAX film 'The Alps'January 18, 2008 3:00 PMBy Tom CrannA new giant-screen film opens Friday at the Science Museum of Minnesota's Omnitheater in St. Paul. It's called "The Alps." It's about a mountain climber who tries to conquer the peak that killed his father. We asked Minnesota mountain climber Neal Mueller to preview the IMAX film.
Play53min 59secRoaming black holes and misfit starsJanuary 18, 2008 2:41 PMRogue black holes, orphaned baby planets, and a huge gas cloud headed toward the Milky Way. Those were just some of the topics at last week's meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
Play3min 48secPower line technology allows for bigger loadsJanuary 18, 2008 1:51 AMBy Dan GundersonMore efficient power lines are helping some utilities meet increased electric demand. The new lines use a composite material that allows them to carry two or three times more electricity than a traditional power line.
The Friday Follow: Studies in human evolutionJanuary 18, 2008 12:00 AMMidmorning catches up with renowned paleontologist Donald Johanson, the man who discovered the 3.2 million-year-old "Lucy" skeleton.