Although animals die in some laboratory experiments, University officials said scientists conduct their research for the good of humanity -- not to torture the helpless. "People who do animal research...

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) -- Pair a cash-poor young farmer with a successful landowner ready to retire from dairying and you could have the formula for revitalizing the nation's milk industry. It's called sharemilking. The...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- America has made little headway in reaching eight national education goals set for the year 2000, according to a panel monitoring the project. "At our present rate of progress, we're...

MOSCOW (AP) -- With their Mars spacecraft lost in the Pacific Ocean, Russia's beleaguered space scientists tried to pinpoint what went wrong and conceded Monday they don't have the money for another try. Space...

A roundtable commissioned by Gov. Arne Carlson suggests that a super-governing board might help move Minnesota colleges forward as the new millennium approaches. Six Twin Cities business leaders, known...

As one Minnesota club team started its conference season successfully, another University club team looked for continued success in the postseason. The Minnesota's men's club soccer team, which is ranked...

If the only thing you had ever read about Cuba was Monday's letter in the Daily by Jose Gomez, "Cuba must discover democracy," you would think that Cuba was a fascist police state complete with its own...

The problem of the 20th century," wrote black philosopher W.E.B. Du Bois as the 1900s were just beginning, "is the problem of the color line." As we draw ever closer to century's end, the problem of the...

Urban planners at the 12th annual Conference on Policy Analysis agreed Monday that renewing the vitality of the Mississippi River depends on finding new uses for old resources. The conference for redevelopment...

Before the Gophers volleyball team's weekend road matches at Purdue and Indiana, Coach Mike Hebert figured his team needed three wins to solidify its place as an NCAA tournament selection. Minnesota got...