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Rural residents protest ethanol expansions

Rural residents protest ethanol expansions

Rural community groups are opposing ethanol plants at the same the industry faces an economic downturn.
by Dan Gunderson

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Botanical art depicts Dalai Lama's garden

Botanical art depicts Dalai Lama's garden

A new botanical art exhibit at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum highlights the rare wildflowers of Tibet and India.
by Greta Cunningham

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U of M to open $14 M equine center

The 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.

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A salon for science lovers

A salon for science lovers

Every couple of weeks people get together at a hip night spot in Minneapolis to hang out, drink some wine... and talk science.
by Marianne Combs

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The politics of stem cell research

The politics of stem cell research

A 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.

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Implications of the Nobel Prize

The 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?

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