The push to restore semiconductor manufacturing faces a labor crisis − can the US...
Michael Moats, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Semiconductors power nearly every aspect of modern life – cars, smartphones, medical devices and even national defense...
Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
Benjamin Roulston, Clarkson University
Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the Sun’s light can feel on Earth....
Can House Republicans Cut $880 Billion Without Slashing Medicaid? It’s Likely Impossible.
By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact and Amy Sherman, PolitiFactMarch 13, 2025
The prospect of deep Medicaid cuts has become a flashpoint in Congress, with leaders of both parties accusing...
Camden Extension Connections: March 2025
2024 Report To The People
Throughout 2024, the Camden County Extension Team dedicated themselves to serving the residents of Camden County. On March 3rd at...
National Cancer Institute Employees Can’t Publish Information on These Topics Without Special Approval
Vaccines. Fluoride. Autism. Communications involving these and 20 other “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F....
A Critical Deficit
Flawed thinking can lead us into a lifetime of pointless arguments and bad decisions. Fixing the problem won't be easy — but we know...
Daylight saving time and early school start times cost billions in lost productivity and...
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh
Investigations into the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster revealed that key decision-makers worked on little sleep, raising concerns that fatigue...
Manteo During World War II & Manteo Boat Building Company
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The Museum of the Albemarle will host our monthly History for Lunch on Wed., April 2 at 12 p.m. in the Gaither Auditorium. ...
As the US government removes health websites and data, here’s a list of non-government...
by Naseem S. Miller, The Journalist's Resource February 3, 2025
Last updated Feb. 15, 2025.
On Friday night, Dr. Gordon Schiff, the quality and safety director...
Concrete Poetry: Thomas Edison and the Almost-Built World
By Anthony Acciavatti
Historians often speak of “contingency”, by which they mean something like “things could have been otherwise”. But is this even true? It can...
