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Science

Climate change group votes

Climate change group votes

At a meeting Wednesday, the task force working on ways to reduce Minnesota's carbon footprint approved some ideas and sent others back to the drawing board. They had more questions than answers about many of the ideas.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Energy on the breeze

Energy on the breeze

Wind energy advocates say small wind turbines could be a big part of the country's energy future.
by Tim Post

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New science on fetal alcohol exposure

New science on fetal alcohol exposure

New research and studies seek to answer questions about how alcohol affects a fetal brain. The goal is to diagnose children with fetal alcohol syndrome earlier.
by Cara Hetland

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The year in consumer electronics

The year in consumer electronics

As you prepare your holiday shopping list, two technology wizards take a look back at the hot gadgets of 2007, and the not-so-hot.
by Jon Gordon

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Fighting global warming by manipulating the climate

Fighting global warming by manipulating the climate

Mirrors in space? Dispersing sulfur into the stratosphere? These are just some of the ideas that have been suggested as a last-ditch effort to combat global warming. But some are concerned that manipulating the climate could be disastrous.

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Egg collection reveals much about bird history

Egg collection reveals much about bird history

A new book from a Minnesota-based wildlife specialist tells the story of bird history and conservation in North America, based on a collection of about 4,000 bird eggs gathered by an Iowa farmer named Ralph Handsaker.
by Cathy Wurzer

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States join to block lower air standards near taconite mine

States join to block lower air standards near taconite mine

The state attorneys general in Minnesota and Wisconsin are joining environmental groups to stop Northshore Mining Co. efforts in federal court to lower the standard for fibers in the air near the company's Silver Bay taconite plant.

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Future of food: vaccines with a peel and printable sushi

MPR's Tom Crann talks to futurist Cecily Sommers about how tomorrow's food is being engineered today. Sommers says a banana a day could soon keep both the doctor and diseases away.

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