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New polls indicates a dim view of U.S. scientific achievement

New polls indicates a dim view of U.S. scientific achievement

Though American scientists believe their work is the best in the world, the American public at large take a much dimmer view, according to a new survey by the Pew Center and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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The impact of social networks explored at Aspen

The impact of social networks explored at Aspen

Three journalists on an Aspen Ideas Festival panel titled, "Tweeting the Revolution: Will Social Networking and Journalism Drive Democracy?"

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North Korea suspected in cyber attacks

North Korea suspected in cyber attacks

South Korean Web sites were attacked again Thursday, after a wave of Web site outages in South Korea and the U.S, including sensitive sites at the Pentagon, White House, Treasury Department and NASDAQ. Some observers suspect North Korea is behind the outages.

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The science of time travel

A theoretical physicist works out the mathematic equations that show time travel to be possible. His autobiography details black holes and circulating lasers, which he claims could be the means to returning to his past and the father he lost.

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Differences of opinion on new stem cell policy

Differences of opinion on new stem cell policy

The Obama administration has new guidelines on federally-funded human embryonic stem cell research that gives researchers more latitude in the cell lines they may study. Bioethics expert Jeffrey Kahn explores this issue as well as the ethics of patenting genes.

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Buying green on a deeper level

Buying green on a deeper level

Usually an ecology-minded consumer thinks about what to do with a bottle or can. Re-use, recycle, dare to throw away? In a new book, author Daniel Goleman says we ought to think about the products we use way before then.

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Mission to the moon possible for former Minnesotan

Former Minneapolis resident, and graduate of St. John's University in Collegeville, Lieutenant Colonel Mark Vande Hei has been accepted into NASA's 2009 class of astronauts. That means he could be on a mission to the moon, where NASA wants to go in about a decade.

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Leonardo DaVinci, man of mystery

Leonardo DaVinci, man of mystery

Scholars debate the role of Leonardo Da Vinci's artistry and technology in creating the scientific revolution, while popular culture has newly embraced his mysterious persona thanks to Dan Brown's novels. Midmorning searches for the true Da Vinci.

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