by Rose Zhou | Jul 28, 2014 | Science + Technology
Two American astronauts, orbiting 230 miles away aboard the International Space Station, spoke to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology through live downlink Thursday. Astronauts Steve Swanson and Reid Wiseman are part of a 6-month mission inside of...
by Laura Bradley | Jul 15, 2014 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON— Net neutrality—the concept that all data should be treated the same by Internet broadband carriers—could face a shakier future after the mid-term elections. The Republicans will likely hold the U.S. House in November, and pundits say the GOP has a good...
by Gordy Stillman | Jul 1, 2014 | Science + Technology
Protesters staged a “musical” outside of the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday urging Chairman Tom Wheeler not to side with Internet providers, such as Comcast Corp. CMCSA -0.08% and Verizon Communications Inc. VZ -0.18% , on the issue of net neutrality....
by Emily Nelson | Apr 23, 2014 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON –Angelina Jolie made headlines last year when she had her breasts removed after tests revealed she carried a gene known to cause breast cancer. That type of gene-specific approach to medical care is just the beginning, according to researchers at the...
by Homa Bash | Apr 16, 2014 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Twenty-six years after she stumbled upon one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons in the world, Montana rancher Kathy Wankel’s discovery has a new home. Dubbed the “Nation’s T. rex”’ the dinosaur’s fossils were packaged into 16 wooden crates,...
by Amina Ismail & Noor Wazwaz | Dec 15, 2013 | Science + Technology
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – All 17-year-old athlete Kait Fitzpatrick wants to do is compete. For her, that means wrestling. The high school senior from Yardley, Penn., sticks to a rigorous training schedule, working out four to five hours a day, packing in six protein...
