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Science

Driving while phoning

A new study says hands-free cell phones still pose distractions that lead to accidents. This comes at a time when the Minnesota legislature may pass a law to penalize teenaged drivers who use cell phones.

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Clinton says Republicans are ignoring science

Though it is highly speculative this far in advance, a recent Zogby International poll shows that if Democrats had to choose right now, they'd likely nominate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., as their 2008 presidential candidate. Clinton avoided talking presidential politics in a speech Sunday at the Aspen Ideas Forum in Aspen, Colo., focusing her remarks on the importance of science in the global economy.

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Test-tube super babies?

Author David Plotz explores the history of the Repository for Germinal Choice, a sperm bank exclusively for Nobel Prize winners. The writer tracks down the clinic's offspring and their donor "parents."

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Saturn and the universe

Two of the top researchers in the fields of planetary science and study of the universe talk about the recent advances.

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Saturn and the universe

Two of the top researchers in the fields of planetary science and study of the universe talk about the recent advances.

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Learning from chimpanzees

One of the newest fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is a Minnesotan and custodian of Jane Goodall's data from the Gombe Chimpanzee Reserve.

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As dead as a dodo?

The sighting of an ivory-billed woodpecker gives hope to some that the bird may defy extinction. But extinctions of less notable species of animals happen every day. Midmorning examines what researchers are doing to preserve endangered species.

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Einstein everlasting

Scientists refer to 1905 as Albert Einstein's year of miracles. To commemorate the centennial anniversary of the famous scientist's breakthrough research, 2005 has been named the year of Einstein. Midmorning remembers the man whose ideas changed the way we view our world.

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Minnesota House approves increase in ethanol levels

The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to require that the amount of ethanol in gasoline sold in Minnesota be doubled over the next decade, with supporters citing economic opportunity for rural areas and decreased dependence on foreign oil.

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Audit sounds alarm over Minnesota government's online transactions

In the wake of an audit showing lax Internet security, a top state official said Tuesday he can't guarantee users of a state vehicle registration Web site that credit card data and other personal information was safe from hackers.

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