Trash trouble: After e-recycling law, more illegal dumpingDecember 11, 2006 2:12 PMNearly six months after Minnesota barred old televisions and computer monitors from landfills, leaders in some counties are finding the waste in rivers, ditches, wooded areas and trash bins.
Play4min 07secStudy shows corn price winners and losersNovember 24, 2006 3:00 PMBy Mark SteilRising corn prices are producing a variety of results in agriculture. One group which could suffer is livestock producers.
Play6min 27secSpreading the word about manureOctober 27, 2006 1:00 AMBy Mark SteilMore farmers are using manure to beat the high cost of commercial fertilizer. The practice brings with it environmental issues.
Play53min 50secAmong the lionsOctober 25, 2006 12:00 AMLion behavior expert Craig Packer talks about his latest research into why large predators are attacking humans more frequently.
The storm over the stormwater gardenOctober 24, 2006 5:20 PMDuluth's Bayfront Park could have a new attraction. It's a storm water garden -- a series of artistically-constructed wetlands to treat water running off the hillside. But not everyone is convinced it's the best use of the land.
Play4min 27secReseeding the prairieOctober 24, 2006 1:00 AMBy Mark SteilThe number of prairie areas in Minnesota is slowly increasing. Each fall the state reseeds hundreds of acres of marginal farmland and other parcels of land with native prairie plants.
Doctors warn of potential risk from drug coated stentsOctober 13, 2006 9:57 AMBy Lorna BensonTwo California doctors claim that drug-coated metal stents used to open heart arteries pose a higher risk of life-threatening blood clots than older-generation stents without drug coating.
Play4min 45secSwitching the suicide protein back onOctober 12, 2006 5:20 PMBy Sea StachuraDoctors at the Mayo Clinic have found a protein in cells that will likely help fight prostate cancer.
Play53min 50secMemory EditingOctober 5, 2006 12:00 AMResearchers are now able to see changes in the brain when a memory occurs. This new discovery is leading scientists to explore the possibilities of erasing unpleasant memories and implanting memories of experiences that never occurred.
Play4min 26secDelivering windmillsSeptember 22, 2006 3:58 PMBy Stephanie HemphillDock workers in Duluth are getting used to handling a challenging new cargo: windmills for wind farms in Minnesota and North Dakota. Business in windmills is booming -- despite inconsistent federal support.