Science

March 16, 2006 11:00 AM

Science facts that sound like science fiction

Physicists like to theorize about all kinds of far out concepts: parallel universes, dark matter, alien civilizations and even time travel.

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March 16, 2006 12:00 AM

The dinosaur hunter

Thousands of years ago the Sahara desert was a green landscape shot through with rivers. Now the desert is revealing the bones of dinosaurs found nowhere else.

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March 13, 2006 10:00 AM

The pros and cons of caffeine

New research suggests caffeine can lead to heart disease due to a genetic mutation. Program first aired February 9, 2005.

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March 6, 2006 12:00 AM

Imagining the fate of the universe

Recent data suggests the universe is growing faster than expected and eventually may freeze. And the good news? There are other universes around us. Cosmologist Michio Kaku talks about his controversial theories.

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March 6, 2006 12:00 AM

Ethics matters

The ethical dilemmas surrounding organ donation become more complicated with advances in medicine and the new role of the internet.

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February 16, 2006 10:00 AM

Looting of Baghdad

A rebroadcast of Kerri Miller's conversation with Matthew Bogdanos whose new book describes the destruction of historic sites after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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February 13, 2006 8:15 PM

Group calls for more privacy protection for newborns

Nearly every infant in Minnesota receives a battery of tests to check for various health conditions. Critics are concerned that the state health department is collecting and keeping potentially sensitive genetic data.

by Tom Scheck

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February 1, 2006 12:20 PM

You call this winter?

It's official: last month was the warmest January we've had in more than a century. Where is this weather coming from?

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January 30, 2006 2:00 PM

Study seeks new uses for potato waste

Minnesota's potato industry produces some 400,000 tons of potato waste each year. Scientists at Bemidji State University are looking for ways to turn that waste into something valuable and environmentally friendly.

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January 30, 2006 1:20 PM

Will America always be an engineering leader?

In 2004, American citizens accounted for only 40 percent of the engineering doctorates awarded by American universities, the rest were foreign nationals. On a recent visit to St. Paul, William Wulf, the president of the National Academy of Engineering, said he worries the U.S. will lose its innovative edge.

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