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LIVE Q&A: Astronaut Luca Parmitano and an aspiring space explorer

LIVE Q&A: Astronaut Luca Parmitano and an aspiring space explorer

Have you ever dreamed of being an astronaut? Do you know what steps to take to make that dream a reality? Join us as we welcome an aspiring astronaut and her professional astronaut mentor to see how each of them got to where they are today, and where the future might bring them.

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Como Zoo & Conservatory reaches milestone in 10-year expansion

Como Zoo & Conservatory reaches milestone in 10-year expansion

The 100-year-old Como Park Zoo & Conservatory in St. Paul has opened a new $2.8 million wing, and visitors got their first look over the weekend. The completion of the wing leaves just one more phase in a project that has taken a decade to complete.
by Rupa Shenoy

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SCSU professor is part of NASA project

A St. Cloud State University physicist has learned he will soon be part of a NASA project to study the Earth's atmosphere.

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NASA sees distant planets that seem ideal for life

NASA sees distant planets that seem ideal for life

NASA's planet-hunting telescope has discovered two planets that seem like ideal places for some sort of life to flourish. And they are just the right size and in just the right place.

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BBC: What If...We All Had A Car?

There are over a billion cars in the world today, and there could be as many as four billion by the middle of the century. So how will we keep the roads moving and prevent pollution rising? Theo Leggett meets the people developing new cars that can fold, drive themselves and even communicate with each other.

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Local police grapple with response to cybercrimes

Local police grapple with response to cybercrimes

When one person hacks into someone else's computer to access a bank account, credit cards or even email, the crime fighting path is uncertain. Local police departments are looking to boost their expertise so they can respond to cybercrimes and cyberthreats that are expected to only get worse.

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Coding boot camps promise to launch tech careers

Coding boot camps promise to launch tech careers

These "hacker boot camps" promise to teach students how to write code in two or three months and help them get hired as web developers, with starting salaries between $80,000 and $100,000, often within days or weeks of graduation.

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Why spring storms mess up the roads

Why spring storms mess up the roads

As plows remove snow and exposed a melted layer of snow beneath, the blowing cold air quickly freezes it. That's what has quickly created the icy conditions.
by Conrad Wilson

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3-D 'printing' is Eden Prairie firm's next big thing

3-D 'printing' is Eden Prairie firm's next big thing

What comes out of your printer? These days you can print a wrench, a working clock, or a killer design for a custom motorcycle. Objects designed on a computer can be sent to machines known as 3-D printers that will build them layer by tiny layer. An Eden Prairie-based company helping usher in the 3-D printing world.
by Martin Moylan

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Supreme Court to decide whether human genes can be patented

Supreme Court to decide whether human genes can be patented

About 20 percent of human genes have been patented by private companies, universities or the government. The ACLU, however, is challenging these patents in a case that the Supreme Court will hear next week.

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