Reforms Will Unleash New Ways to Connect Between Earth and Space WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted to accelerate innovation and growth in America’s space economy, most notably for startups and new businesses. The Commission adopted new rules which…

Anti-malware tool Thorium makes it easier for users to combat evolving threats, another breakthrough tool from CISA WASHINGTON – Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced the release of Thorium, an automated platform that allows cyber defenders at…

NOAA and partners to survey Port of Valdez and Valdez Glacier Lake A new partnership between NOAA and the City of Valdez, Alaska will help emergency managers prepare for future earthquakes, tsunamis, and underwater landslides. This partnership will support mapping…

Researchers at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are investigating the microbial communities carried by house flies to enhance disease monitoring and reduce the risk of disease transmission by fly-borne pathogens in livestock, ultimately protecting our food supply and public health.…

RESTON, VA. — The U.S. Geological Survey used cutting-edge Earth science to publish the first off-planet mineral prospectivity map – assessing likely places to find lunar ice near the Lunar South Pole for a NASA mission. “The USGS and NASA…

Low-level airplane flights begin as soon as late July over the Black Hills and Bear Lodge areas of Wyoming and South Dakota to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The flights are a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey’s…

Development of regenerative grafts would aid stroke and injury victims, ease strain on families and the health care system, and position the U.S. as a leader in brain repair technology The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency…

VA’s long-standing digital tool that helps reduce Veterans’ homelessness was recently expanded to aid in suicide prevention. The Status Query and Response Exchange System (SQUARES) is a VA web application launched in 2015. It provides VA employees and external organizations…

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are helping to protect honey bee populations while developing new strategies for managing fire ant populations. Honey bees are a vital part of pollinating our crops, while fire ants – an invasive species -- pose…

By Deb Henley 505th Command and Control Wing Public Affairs LAS VEGAS (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force took a bold step toward future command and control capabilities with the successful completion of its first Decision Advantage Sprint…

RTX is a non-addictive pain therapy derived from a cactus-like plant. National Institute of Health (NIH) scientists report that a first-in-human clinical trial of a new therapy based on the plant-derived molecule resiniferatoxin (RTX) shows that it is a safe…

NIH-funded breakthrough could enable targeted therapies for many neurological disorders. Research teams funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have created a versatile set of gene delivery systems that can reach different neural cell types in the human brain…