A third of human diet depends on bees. So the massive die-off should be getting our attention.
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Among the day’s unanswerable questions — why can’t the Twins win on the road or when will the Minnesota Senate race end, for example — we add one more this afternoon: Why do we have fingerprints? Up until now, it’s been theorized that fingerprints exist to create friction when we grab things. Scientists today announced Read more →
University of Minnesota researchers are on a bit of a roll. Last month, they got some international attention with research showing an inexpensive and common substance could halt the spread of the HIV virus in monkeys. Today neuroscientists at the U have tackled a more common problem : the itch. They report both the itch Read more →