Botanical art depicts Dalai Lama's gardenOctober 15, 2007 5:00 PMBy Greta CunninghamA new botanical art exhibit at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum highlights the rare wildflowers of Tibet and India.
Three investigations search for cause of I-35W bridge collapseOctober 15, 2007 4:00 PMBy Sea StachuraThe National Transportation Safety Board isn't the only entity looking for the cause of the bridge collapse.
Play8min 37secU of M to open $14 M equine centerOctober 12, 2007 5:44 PMThe University of Minnesota will open its latest, state-of-the-art research facility next Monday. The $14 million Leatherdale Equine Center will be equipped with high-tech diagnostic and rehabilitative equipment for horses.
Play3min 48secA salon for science loversOctober 12, 2007 4:00 PMBy Marianne CombsEvery couple of weeks people get together at a hip night spot in Minneapolis to hang out, drink some wine... and talk science.
Warm concrete and warm fingers are the secret to wintertime bridge constructionOctober 11, 2007 3:00 AMBy Dan OlsonConstruct a new I-35W bridge in winter? No sweat, says the project's manager.
Play53min 50secThe politics of stem cell researchOctober 8, 2007 12:00 AMA pioneer in California's state-funded stem cell research effort talks about how scientists might navigate ethical minefields, amid high stakes, charged politics and big egos.
Play4min 00secDespite court ruling, music fans say they won't stop sharing songsOctober 7, 2007 4:23 PMBy Jessica MadorMusic lovers say it's time for the record industry to change its business model and let fans share music online.
Play5min 07secImplications of the Nobel PrizeOctober 5, 2007 1:23 PMThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences next week will award gifted and prominent scientists a Nobel Prize. What do these awards mean 106 years after their creation? And what do they say about the direction of science and society?
Play3min 59secSputnik launch surprised Minnesota rocket designers 50 years agoOctober 4, 2007 4:45 PMMinnesotan rocket designers were caught off gaurd by Sputnik. Americans thought the Vanguard project would lead the U.S. ahead of the U.S.S.R. in the space race.
Play53min 54secSputnik and the beginning of the space ageOctober 4, 2007 10:19 AMOn the 50th anniversary of the Soviet launch of the Sputnik satellite, Midday examines its historical and political role in starting the global space race.