“America would not be the country that we are today if it weren’t for the courage and sacrifice of our servicemen and women. They lay their lives on the line day in and day out to defend the freedoms that we take for granted. As Congress wrestles with where to make budget cuts, we cannot […]
WASHINGTON D.C.-Continuing his efforts to improve the lives of rural Alaskans, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich yesterday underscored the need to provide more tools to rural communities to combat some of the nation’s highest rates of substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse and suicide.
WASHINGTON — An international team of researchers funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) will travel next month to one of Antarctica's most active, remote and harsh spots to determine how changes in the waters circulating under an active ice sheet are causing a glacier to accelerate and drain into the sea.
CHICAGO-Preschool children who hear their parents describe the size and shape of objects and then use those words themselves perform better on tests of their spatial skills, researchers at the University of Chicago have found.