DNR raises red flag about zebra mussels in popular metro lake

Zebra mussel from a Ramsey County lake

A recent discovery of zebra mussel shells in a popular southwest metro lake has state conservation officials concerned.

Girl sends 20,000 messages in a month; phone plan didn't cover texting

A cell phone used by a Wyoming 13-year-old to run up a nearly $5,000 phone bill will text no more thanks to her angry father and his hammer. Dena Christoffersen of Cheyenne sent or received about 20,000 text messages over about a month, and her parents' phone plan didn't cover texting.

Obama looking at cooling air to fight warming

Tinkering with Earth's climate to chill runaway global warming — a radical idea once dismissed out of hand — is being discussed by the White House as a potential emergency option, the president's new science adviser said Wednesday.

More than just a bump on the head

After concussions drove Keith Primeau out of hockey, he decided to donate his brain to science so others in the future won't have to suffer.

Minnesota is ranked healthiest state again

Minnesota has defended its title as the nation's healthiest state, at least that's what publisher CQ Press is saying in its 17th annual list of the 20th healthiest states.

Steve Alexander, columnist

How to get the picture with e-mail

Q I often get e-mails from various sources in which the text comes through but not the pictures. Instead of a picture, I get a white square with a red X in it. Is there a way to pull up the graphics?

Gadgets: An optical illusion solution for the iPhone

The optics maker Carl Zeiss has created video eyewear that it says will make television, movies and 3-D video played on an iPhone look as if they're on a screen in a multiplex. The new Cinemizer Plus (available at the end of May) creates a more cinematic experience by playing back video through a headset on iPhones and video-enabled iPods. The resulting image is tuned to appear as if it were on a 45-inch screen viewed from 6 feet away. The Cinemizer Plus also combines LCD screens and individual diopter focus adjustment, which means that anyone who wears glasses can focus the screen images to make them crisper. The video eyewear comes with a built-in battery so it won't waste your precious iPhone juice, and can last up to four hours.

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