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Minn. schools receiving materials on Web safety

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is about a third of the way through its program of distributing a free Internet safety program to 1,400 state schools.

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The world needs the metals of northeastern Minnesota

The world needs the metals of northeastern Minnesota

It is not good stewardship to leave such a resource in the ground.

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Ethics at the end of life

Ethics at the end of life

A recent study of dying children in Boston suggests doctors ended their lives with morphine, sometimes at the urging of parents. Bioethicist Jeffrey Kahn talks about the dilemmas faced by doctors who are in a position to assist a suicide or hasten death.

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The Dead Sea Scrolls come to Minnesota

The Dead Sea Scrolls come to Minnesota

The Dead Sea Scrolls went on public display today at the Science Museum of Minnesota, offering visitors a rare glimpse of the ancient religious documents.
by Madeleine Baran

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Slideshow: The Dead Sea Scrolls

Slideshow: The Dead Sea Scrolls

The Dead Sea Scrolls have come to Minnesota, and Tom Crann took a tour of the exhibit with Dr. Michael Wise, a professor of the Hebrew Bible and scholar-in-residence at Northwestern College in Roseville, a consultant for the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit.

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Fargo researcher pursues less toxic way to treat cancer

Fargo researcher pursues less toxic way to treat cancer

A Fargo researcher is using nanotechnology to develop a cheaper, less toxic way to detect and treat cancer, and the concept could someday replace treatments like chemotherapy.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minn. school threat rumors spread quickly online

Minnesota schools are having to react when rumors of school violence spread quickly on social-networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.

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Questions of science don't lend themselves to "balance"

Questions of science don't lend themselves to "balance"

To offer a dissenting opinion is to show ignorance about scientific inquiry.

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