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Why we are who we are

A unique lab in Sioux Falls will take on cutting-edge genomics research to study adolescent mental health. Researchers hope to learn the role that environment and genetics play in influencing the development of behavioral disorders.
by Cara Hetland

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The ethics of technology in the "flat world"

Four influential Americans who have spent a lot of time thinking about technology gathered to discuss its effects -- good and bad -- recently at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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Stretching the sound of reporting

Stretching the sound of reporting

Using dramatization, radical sound effects and humor, the new series Radio Lab probes the secrets of the mind while reporting the latest research on the human condition.

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Why the corn boom could hurt the Gulf of Mexico

Why the corn boom could hurt the Gulf of Mexico

U.S. farmers are planting one of their largest corn crops ever this spring. Most of the extra corn is bound for ethanol refineries. All that corn means more fertilizer and that could affect the Gulf of Mexico.
by Mark Steil

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Investigating the invasive emerald ash borer

Investigating the invasive emerald ash borer

Jeff Hahn, an entomologist with the University of Minnesota Extension, talks about the pest and how to recognize if it's burrowed into your trees.

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Ham Lake fire reveals extraterrestrial visitor

Ham Lake fire reveals extraterrestrial visitor

This weekend, teams of volunteers will plant trees to help rejuvenate forest areas along the Gunflint Trail, after the big fire earlier this month. Many in the area want those burned areas to look green as soon as possible. But, some think the newly barren ground holds its own different kind of attraction.

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Black hole science

Black hole science

Top astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson talks about asteroids, what happens when massive stars collapse, and other mysteries of the universe.

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IPCC contributor explains global warming's effects

IPCC contributor explains global warming's effects

Michael Oppenheimer, a professor of geosciences and international affairs at Princeton and a contributor to the influential "Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change," speaks Thursday at the Westminster Town Hall Forum in Minneapolis.

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Food additives and safety

Food additives and safety

The recent case of pet food contaminated with melamine is raising new concerns about the safety of imported food and the FDA's ability to monitor the ingredients in that food.

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