by Katie Spencer | Jul 13, 2011 | Education, Science + Technology
During the school year, more than 21 million children tap into free or reduced-price lunch programs. The USDA is launching its free summer meals program across the U.S. to make sure those children get the food they need, even when school is out of session. Watch to...
by Chelsea Whyte | Jul 13, 2011 | Environment, Science + Technology, Topics
Breathe easy, Maryland. Or easier, at least. That’s the idea behind NASA research planes that will fly over the Baltimore-Washington region and northeast Maryland this summer. The project, known as DISCOVER-AQ, will measure ozone gases, harmful particles and other...
by Kristin Kim & Abby Sun | Jul 12, 2011 | Education, Immigration, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Lacrosse, one of the world’s oldest games whose origins can be traced back hundreds of years ago to Native North American tribes, could be today’s solution to childhood obesity among American Indians. At least that’s what the White House believes....
by Jacqueline Klimas | Jul 12, 2011 | Science + Technology
Allan Coukell watches as members from the FDA and pharmaceutical companies speak about the FDA’s ability to control prescription drugs abroad. (Jacqueline Klimas/MNS)WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration called on Congress Tuesday to make the laws that...
by Sara Al-Farhan | Jul 11, 2011 | Science + Technology
The newly-formed caucus promotes the use of renewable energy sources in the military to cut costs and save lives.
by Jacqueline Klimas | Jul 7, 2011 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON –On Aug. 31, 2006, Kevin Ivory was exposed to three roadside bombs in Fallujah, Iraq. The third blast left him unconscious for 26 hours, during which he had no memory of what was happening to him. Ivory, who was an E4 petty officer 3rd class in the Navy,...
