Play53min 54secPutting the popular in popular scienceJuly 13, 2007 12:00 AMReporting the facts of scientific phenomena is getting more complicated for journalists as they navigate politics and popular opinion.
Play4min 02secProposed Range steel plant is $30 million shortJuly 11, 2007 3:00 AMBy Bob KelleherThis could be the make-or-break year for a massive $1.6 billion Iron Range steel project. But the project is $30 million short -- money promised by the state, then lost to the veto of a supplemental bonding bill.
South Dakota wins federal underground lab project, beats MinnesotaJuly 10, 2007 11:38 AMThe closed Homestake gold mine was among four sites considered for the deep underground lab. The project could attract experiments costing billions of dollars, and create hundreds of jobs.
Play4min 04secBack away from the e-mailJuly 9, 2007 1:30 PMBy Nikki TundelE-mail is fast. It's convenient. And it can get you in lots of trouble.
Play53min 57secHeadlines and health careJuly 9, 2007 10:07 AMFrom federal funding of stem cell research to consumer-driven health plans, bioethicist Arthur Caplan discusses medical issues in the news.
Play53min 57secA list in constant fluxJune 29, 2007 10:03 AMThe process of adding and removing animals from the endangered species list often leads to charged conversations about what animal species are really in danger of extinction and what responsibility humans have to care for them.
Phosphorus strategy relies on good willJune 29, 2007 3:00 AMBy Sea StachuraThe phosphorus in Minnesota's farm fields is feeding more than the crops. It's also feeding Minnesota's algae blooms. The MPCA is struggling to control the problem.
Congress pushes ballast water regulationsJune 28, 2007 5:15 PMBy Bob KelleherShips calling on the Great Lakes may soon have to treat their ballast water, to prevent the spread of non-native plants and animals. New regulations cleared the U.S House Transportation Committee Thursday.
Play53min 56secGetting inside your doctor's headJune 25, 2007 4:44 PMDoctors spend years fine-tuning their decision-making skills, but they are also fallible. In his book, "How Doctors Think," Dr. Jerome Groopman looks at those decisions and what patients can do to help their doctors make a good diagnosis.
Play2min 10secState health commissioner defends decision to keep cancer death numbers secretJune 18, 2007 5:15 PMBy Stephanie HemphillMinnesota's commissioner of health is defending her decision to withhold information about deaths from a rare form of cancer.