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The space shuttle launch up close

Bob Collins June 2, 2011, 3:48 PM Jun 2, 2011

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NASA has released another compilation of video from the launch last month of the space shuttle Endeavour.

A day in the life of a booster rocket

Bob Collins May 27, 2011, 1:52 PM May 27, 2011

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NASA has released a 36-minute video of the camera on board the booster rockets attached to the space shuttle at liftoff.

Deadly spiders to march on Minnesota?

Hart Van Denburg May 26, 2011, 12:01 PM May 26, 2011

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Minnesota is among the states that could become part of the expanded territory of “one of the most feared spiders in North America.”

Space: The boring frontier

Bob Collins May 23, 2011, 12:01 PM May 23, 2011

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Astronauts had the sixth-longest spacewalk on record yesterday, and few noticed.

Shuttle launch from an airplane

Bob Collins May 16, 2011, 1:44 PM May 16, 2011

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Here’s something people on terra firma — or above it — will only see one more time: A space shuttle launch, viewed from an airplane.

Afraid of the superbug? Blame the internet

Hart Van Denburg April 7, 2011, 12:33 PM Apr 7, 2011

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We were warned and our doctors were warned, but it only was a matter of time that selfishness would catch-up with us. Sure, there are many legitimate uses for anti-biotics, but apparently it was one sore throat too many, or one unfinished prescription too many because the superbug is here.

Tracking slight radioactivity

Bob Collins March 28, 2011, 11:23 AM Mar 28, 2011

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Elevated, though safe, radiation in Massachusetts appears to have missed the Midwest.

The supermoon

Bob Collins March 20, 2011, 8:04 AM Mar 20, 2011

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The cloud cover prevented most of Minnesota from seeing the ‘supermoon’ last night.

Video break: The shuttle ‘cool factor’

Bob Collins March 10, 2011, 1:38 PM Mar 10, 2011

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NASA has released this production of the space shuttle Discovery’s launch late last month.

The achievement gap in black and white

Bob Collins January 25, 2011, 11:08 AM Jan 25, 2011

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Student achievement for black students in Minnesota and nationwide falls woefully short of white students.

In times of tragedy, a glimpse into our culture

Bob Collins January 21, 2011, 12:33 PM Jan 21, 2011

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Why do we process tragic events by invoking divine intervention?

Minnesota’s ‘aflockalypse’

Bob Collins January 7, 2011, 1:45 PM Jan 7, 2011

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What caused the recent mass deaths of birds? The answer may be found in Worthington, Minnesota more than 100 years ago.

Bullying and the ’empathy gap’

Bob Collins January 3, 2011, 12:17 PM Jan 3, 2011

Why isn’t “bullying” being taken more seriously? There’s an ’empathy gap,’ according to a study out from Northwestern University today.

Climate, Wisconsin style

Bob Collins December 30, 2010, 11:41 AM Dec 30, 2010

Maybe we should just assess this culture of ours, and maybe get back to the question of whether the climate is changing, and so what if it is?

Political beliefs: It’s in the eyes

Bob Collins December 27, 2010, 11:32 AM Dec 27, 2010

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A study says political beliefs may be tied to biology.