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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Science

Weather

At least we’re not reduced to eating penguins

dgaraets December 14, 2010, 12:00 PM Dec 14, 2010
2

The snow’s making life difficult, but let’s count our blessings.

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Weather

Know your frost!

Nate Minor December 14, 2010, 11:18 AM Dec 14, 2010

A phenologist from Grand Rapids teaches us about the different types of frost.

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Life as we didn’t know it

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 2, 2010, 1:10 PM Dec 2, 2010

NASA announces a new form of life.

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Your daily dose of awesome

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 18, 2010, 10:44 AM Nov 18, 2010
3

Isn’t this just the greatest picture ever?

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Whose missile? Nobody’s

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 9, 2010, 3:47 PM Nov 9, 2010
5

An answer to the mystery of the missile off the Pacific Coast.

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Signs of the secrets of the universe found

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2010, 2:44 PM Oct 27, 2010
1

Scientists may have discovered actual evidence of dark matter.

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Einstein and the frequent flier

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2010, 11:33 AM Oct 25, 2010

Frequent fliers may age faster than those who keep their feet on terra firma.

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Asteroid fly-by

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 11, 2010, 12:29 PM Oct 11, 2010
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Another asteroid is whizzing by earth this week.

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Irresponsibility and the new planet

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 4, 2010, 3:29 PM Oct 4, 2010
1

What are the odds that there’s life on this planet? Greater than the odds that people would actually adjust the way they live on this one because they’ve got a “fallback planet” 180,000 years away?

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Live-blogging Midmorning: Distracted driving and taking risks

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 4, 2010, 9:55 AM Oct 4, 2010
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The risks you take that you know have a high chance of misfortune, but you take them anyway. Confess here.

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The Exodus explained

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 21, 2010, 2:17 PM Sep 21, 2010
2

Researchers have released a study that says the Red Sea could’ve been parted by the wind.

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Troubled waters at the U

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 16, 2010, 1:02 PM Sep 16, 2010
10

The Twin Cities Daily Planet raises questions about a conflict of interest in the pulling of a film that might be embarrassing to big agriculture.

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For melting glaciers, size matters

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 27, 2010, 10:12 AM Aug 27, 2010

Another ice shelf breaks off into the ocean.

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Carp attack

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 26, 2010, 12:59 PM Aug 26, 2010
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The Asian Carp invasion is serious and entertaining at the same time.

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Science and the vested interest

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 24, 2010, 12:36 PM Aug 24, 2010

If research is funded by BP, are the results tainted?

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