Science

IBM to acquire open-source software company Red Hat
IBM will acquire Red Hat for $190 per share, in a deal worth approximately $34 billion. Both companies took pains to say the Red Hat ethos and commitment to open source would continue.
The U.S. imports this bee by the gallon. Why can't we raise our own?
Students and researchers in Fargo have been studying a species of bee that's key to growing alfalfa throughout the U.S. This bee has helped increase the seed production of the crop, yet the insect has trouble adapting to life in the United States.
Deadly new deer disease lands in Minnesota
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease is 90 percent fatal in captive whitetail herds. Cases have been confirmed in South Dakota and Wisconsin, and now, here. The virus is not known to cause disease in humans.
U of M students accept challenge of explaining their complicated thesis research in 3 minutes
The 'Science in Seconds' competition forced graduate students to explain their thesis topics to a general audience for a chance to move on to a university-wide competition on Nov. 9.