by Silvia Martelli | Oct 2, 2019 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – The government needs a smarter approach to using the Cloud and that may require spending more to train for federal workers due to a skills gap, the chief information officer for the Office of Management and Budget said Thursday. Suzette Kent, speaking at...
by Beverly Banks | Apr 5, 2019 | Featured, Health, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON, April 3 — Could humans regrow their limbs? Researchers are considering this possibility as they study the regrowth of tail fins and other organs in zebrafish. Zebrafish are a member of the minnow family that live in freshwater and are no bigger than...
by Brock Hall | Mar 6, 2019 | Science + Technology
Democrats unveiled legislation on Wednesday to reinstitute net neutrality rules that were scrapped in 2017 by the Trump administration. The bill, called the “Save the Internet Act,” would bring back rules that prevented internet providers from slowing down or blocking...
by Brock Hall | Feb 14, 2019 | National Security, Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON — Experts and officials told lawmakers Thursday it’s important to share information among government agencies to protect the nation’s infrastructure from cybersecurity threats. They addressed the issue Thursday in a hearing of the Senate...
by Shelby Fleig | May 11, 2018 | Environment, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Solar power is now the third most popular renewable energy source, behind water and wind, according to a new report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The latest example of its continued growth came Wednesday when the California Energy...
by David Thill | Mar 13, 2018 | Featured, Science + Technology
National Geographic is charting new territory: a fiction book line for young readers. The new label, Under the Stars, “will create fictional stories based on the research and adventures of National Geographic’s leading scientists, photographers and journalists,”...