WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following article: * * * Beyond "Science-as-Usual" * Scientific innovations are often heralded as the work of great individuals whose independent contributions move their fields forward with prodigious leapspeople love a hero story. Looking closer, we find that many discoveries are nearly simultaneously developed by multiple groups. Newton and Leibniz developed calculus independently, Alfred  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection has amended the list of designated user fee airports in its regulations. This technical amendment revises the table found in 19 CFR part 122, which governs regulations for aircraft engaged in international commerce. The rule adds five airports to the list and removes one other airport. Five airports are being added after the agency and the respective airport authorities signed Memorandums of A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Delivers Additional 100 Top Environmental Accomplishments, 300 Environmental Wins Now Highlighted Since President Trump Took Office in January * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 100 additional environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved in the last 100 days, recognizing 300 days of fulfilling the agency's statutory obligation  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release: * * * National Gallery of Art, Washington, and National Gallery of Victoria, Australia, Collaborate on Global Cultural Exchange Collaboration will launch with largest-ever international exhibition of Indigenous Australian art premiering in Washington in 2025 Exhibition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art will tour North America 2025-2027 * The National Gallery of Art, Washington, and the National  more