In the United States, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right of people to assemble peaceably ...

For hundreds of years Americans have taken to the streets to say, “This is what we believe, and we will b...

A platform created by a U.S. company will streamline the way satellites around the world are controlled. ...

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As the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 15, 2020, that gay and transgender employees are protected by fed...

American medical students are volunteering to help COVID-19 health care workers manage the home front. ...

A Smithsonian Institution exhibit titled Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World has been expanded in it...

NASA, the U.S. space agency, will name its next-generation space telescope in honor of Nancy Grace Roman....

As the effects of the new coronavirus have hurt retail spending, economists are closely watching the beha...

The X-37B orbital test vehicle has successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for its sixth miss...

Another milestone in U.S.-Japan relations will be reached this year in Nagoya, where the U.S. Consulate w...

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NASA is considering a lightweight robotic vehicle (below) that uses interconnected rods rather than wheel...

When I close my eyes, I can picture the brilliant blue sky over Iowa City and the familiar faces of my fr...

Scholars around the world who have been part of the State Department’s Fulbright Program are using their ...

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Researchers from the University of Virginia’s Biocomplexity Institute have won a $10 million, five-year c...