Science

September 7, 2010 12:00 AM

The language of apes

When writer Sara Gruen went to see the work being done at Great Ape Trust, an Iowa research center where scientists are studying how apes acquire and understand language, she came away transformed. Her time there inspired the new novel "The Ape House."

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September 5, 2010 11:05 PM

Backyard volunteers helping track firefly numbers

Scientists concerned by reports from the public that they are seeing fewer of the luminous insects each summer have turned to a network of backyard volunteers spanning much of the nation to track their range and numbers.

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September 3, 2010 12:00 AM

Preserving history: A new look at the Titanic

Twenty five years since the wreck of the Titanic was discovered, scientists plan to plunge back in to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean in order to take 3-D images of the sunken ship. The images will be used to create a map of the Titanic, revealing large parts of the wreck that have never before been explored.

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September 1, 2010 3:34 PM

Midwest meteor named after Wis. township where it fell

The Field Museum in Chicago said Wednesday that the Meteoritical Society named the meteorite after Mifflin Township, where it fell on April 14.

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August 31, 2010 3:22 PM

Scientists search for extraterrestrial life

NASA scientists have found two new planets that revolve around the same star using their Kepler satellite. They're so large that they appear to be the size of Saturn.

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August 31, 2010 3:17 PM

When drug trials go awry

Over the past few years, pharmaceutical research has become more commercialized and market-driven. For two bioethicists, that raises questions about the quality of the data in drug trials, and the safety of the participants in those trials.

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August 25, 2010 6:56 AM

Mankato engineering students build bridge for Fair

A steel bridge and an easy-to-assemble emergency shelter will decorate the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities booth at the State Fair this year.

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August 25, 2010 12:00 AM

Ancient DNA sheds light on the past

Molecular biologist Beth Shapiro uses ancient DNA samples to travel through time, looking for clues to what caused the mass extinctions of species like mammoths more than 10,000 years ago. Her research could provide lead to strategies to preserve and protect species today.