Science

November 15, 2007 5:00 PM

Pawlenty, Doyle and other Midwest governors sign on to global warming pact

Governors from six Midwestern states have agreed to set up a carbon trading market, called cap and trade.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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November 14, 2007 4:15 PM

Minnesota's greenhouse gas emissions grow

A new report says Minnesota and other Midwestern states produce more greenhouse gases than some countries.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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November 12, 2007 2:00 PM

New fight over Big Stone power plant centers on carbon costs

Backers of a proposed coal-fired power plant near Ortonville go back to regulators this week with a new plan.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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November 7, 2007 5:34 PM

History is written in the notes of classical music

New Yorker music critic Alex Ross has chronicled the changes in 20th century culture through classical music. NPR's Tom Crann talks to Ross about his new book, "The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century."

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November 7, 2007 4:00 PM

U of M program taps new kidney donors

For patients on dialysis the wait for a donor kidney is longer than ever.

by Lorna Benson

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November 2, 2007 10:54 AM

A worldwide focus on poverty and human development

Hundreds of medical and scientific journals joined together this month to cover a single topic. "Poverty and human development" is the simultaneous focus of the current issue of an unprecedented 235 journals from around the globe.

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November 1, 2007 3:00 AM

University MRI lab remains shuttered by bridge collapse

The MRI lab was not damaged, even though the building sits within 50 feet of the collapsed bridge. But concerns over safety and liability forced the lab to close.

by Art Hughes

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October 31, 2007 3:00 AM

Halloween blackout of '57 spurs creation of portable pacemaker

Fifty years ago a massive Halloween blackout disrupted power across a highly populated section of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. For most, the outage was simply inconvenient. But for a few young patients it was life-threatening.

by Lorna Benson

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October 31, 2007 12:00 AM

Secrets of dinosaurs locked in the bones

Paleontologist Kristi Curry Rogers talks about the latest frontier in determining how dinosaurs lived. Thanks in part to Rogers' work, scientists now search inside dinosaur bones to examine the actual cells and DNA.

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October 28, 2007 3:00 PM

Turning from coal means more demand for nuclear and alternative energy sources

New requirements to reduce carbon emissions in Minnesota are forcing utilities to re-think how they generate power.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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