by Janel Forte & Anderson Xia | Dec 5, 2014 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Scientists have used 3-D printing to replicate everything from robots to food. Now, they’re using the technology to help preserve a culture. Eric Hollinger, an archaeologist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s Repatriation Office, has...
by Kristin April Kim | Dec 1, 2014 | Science + Technology
President Barack Obama’s recent call for the Federal Communications Commission to pass tougher regulations on Internet providers has generated another wave of media buzz and political debate about net neutrality. But understanding what the facts are beyond all the...
by Hayat Norimine | Oct 21, 2014 | National Security, Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON — A small, four-propeller copter buzzes like a swarm of aggressive bees, hovering in place above its land-based operator, now making small high-pitched beeps indicating it’s running low on juice in its flight through rural Virginia. Just north, the nation’s...
by Medill News Service | Oct 20, 2014 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Tyrannosaurus rex, the seven-ton, dagger-toothed, Cretaceous-period killing machine, may have had a playful side, according to a University of Kansas paleontologist. Professor Bruce Rothschild says that the 40-foot predator engaged in play, or at least...
by Elle Calderone | Aug 27, 2014 | Science + Technology
Katrina Parrott never anticipated that her daughter’s incessant texting would lead to a new career in app development. “She came home one weekend and asked: ‘Wouldn’t it be nice if I had an emoji that looked like me that I could send to my friends?’” said Parrott, who...
by Lindsey Holden | Aug 27, 2014 | Politics, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON—Congress may soon be coming to a Wikipedia page near you. The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, has suggested congressional staffers should use their political expertise to edit Wikipedia pages related to bills and legislation. “We’re trying to make...
