On Nov. 5, 1958, NASA, newly established to lead America’s civilian space program, formally established the Space Task Group (STG) at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, to implement one of the nation’s top priorities – to develop a spacecraft capable of sending humans into space and returning them safely to Earth…
Eurochild is happy to release its first podcast on children’s rights. The first episode is called Hačarav and it means “I understand” in Romani. In this episode we talk about the Roma community, child poverty and discrimination. The podcast is available on Apple Podcast, Spotify and Soundcloud…
MedPage Today) — Credit: Beyond My Ken The FDA has handed down a pair of warning letters to the New York State Psychiatric Institute and a physician-researcher who used to work there. The letters pertain to the protection of human subjects…
A person tested positive for avian influenza after being exposed to cows thought to be infected with the virus. It’s the second time a human has been infected with H5N1 in the U.S…
When we think about robotic manipulation, the default is usually to think about grippers—about robots using manipulators (like fingers or other end effectors) to interact with objects. For most humans, though, interacting with objects can be a lot more complicated, and we use whatever body parts are convenient to help us deal with objects that…
A second person in the United States has tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus. It was reported by Texas and confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) This person had exposure to dairy cattle in Texas and was presumed to be infected with HPAI A(H5N1) viruses…
While Mi’kmaw treaty rights have long been asserted in the fisheries, most prominently in the Nova Scotia lobster industry and increasingly with lucrative baby eels, cannabis is emerging as a contentious new legal and social battleground…
As part of its Renters’ Bill of Rights, the federal government introduced a proposal that would make timely rental payments count toward a person’s credit score. The aim is to level the playing field for young renters, but there could be pitfalls, experts say…