Technology

September 6, 2007 4:05 PM

Focus on food

From food safety to genetically modified crops to obesity, what we eat and how we eat is a bigger issue than ever before. A new institute at the University of Minnesota aims to tackle some of those problems.

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August 28, 2007 12:00 AM

Ask the weatherman

From drought to floods, Minnesota's weather over the last few months has been nothing if not dramatic. A look at what's behind the rain or lack of it in different parts of the upper Midwest.

by Paul Huttner

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August 22, 2007 8:20 AM

'The Brain on the Stand'

George Washington University law professor Jeffrey Rosen says progress in neuroscience and technology has the potential to radically transform the legal system.

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July 31, 2007 2:00 AM

Turbocharged plants

A Minnesota researcher is the first to successfully clone a gene that regulates plant growth. It's a small piece of a big puzzle, but the finding has the potential to increase food production and grow plants genetically engineered for ethanol production.

by Dan Gunderson

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July 27, 2007 6:07 PM

Urban heat island effect

Thursday's sudden storms may have been initiated and enhanced by the Twin Cities urban heat island. NASA's study with video animation of this phenomenon.

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July 27, 2007 4:17 PM

Geek Squad founder Robert Stephens keeps technology in perspective

Robert Stephens founded the Geek Squad as a one-man operation in the early '90s. Now the Geek Squad has agents across the U.S. -- and even abroad -- working to help people with their technology conundrums. However, technology doesn't drive him; how it will help his life and his family is what really interests him.

by Steve Seel

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July 24, 2007 6:50 PM

Tubular debate

Democratic presidential hopefuls field questions from the parents of soldiers in Iraq, a gun rights advocate wielding a rifle, and an animated snowman.

by Nikki Tundel

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July 18, 2007 12:00 AM

An appreciation for pathogens

One biologist thinks some parasites, bacteria, and bugs deserve more respect despite their bad reputation.

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July 17, 2007 10:44 AM

Former U of M scientist awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Norman Borlaug's work on high-yield, disease-resistant varieties of wheat is credited with starting the "Green Revolution," and alleviating starvation in India and Pakistan in the 1960s.