D.C. Virgo met growth expectations last year, welcomes new leadership

Rachel Greer is the executive director of D.C. Virgo. The school has about 120 students and over 30 staff members. The student population has steadily declined since UNCW took over the school from New Hanover County Schools in 2018. “So we really...

Kline named 2025 winner of the Richard Johnson Environmental Education Award

FROSTBURG — The Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science recently named Matthew Kline, science teacher at Mount Savage Middle School, as the 2025 winner of the Richard A. Johnson Environmental Education...

Pack the Preserve to celebrate environmental organization and Montour County nature center

DANVILLE — The community is invited to celebrate one of the Valley’s treasured recreation area and a local group committed to preserving it on Saturday. The Montour Preserve has been serving the community “for more than 50 years, providing...

Shutdown disrupts federal services while D.C. monuments and museums stay open

A cyclist rides past the Washington Monument in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, the first full day of the federal government shutdown. (Photo by Tufan Neupane/Cronkite News) WASHINGTON – On the first full day of the government shutdown...

‘Nature needs a rest’: One of B.C.’s best-loved parks takes a vacation

The first lake at the famous Joffre Lakes Park is quiet and empty. Usually, the viewpoints are clamouring with people. But on this cool spring morning, Lhpat (Maxine Bruce) stands alone at the shore, holding her drum. No cameras, no crowds. When...

Corals might be adapting to climate change

Corals, the foundation of ocean biodiversity, are threatened by climate change. But new research suggests that these organisms might be more resilient than previously thought. In a study published in Science Advances, a CU Boulder researcher...

'There is only a handful of fruit trees I’d grow for their non-edible charms — quince is one'

I planted my first quince (Cydonia oblonga) a quarter of a century ago and I wouldn’t be without a tree nearby. There is only a handful of fruit trees I’d grow for their non-edible charms and quince is one. As with medlars, quince grow in a nicely...

Establishing outcome-oriented, financially feasible education budgets in D.C.

On October 1, 2025, Executive Director Yesim Sayin testified before the DC Council Committee of the Whole on the B26-0327 – Schools First Amendment Act of 2025. Her testimony focused on the financial challenges created by the act and the need to...

Lawmakers warn of shutdown impacts on energy, environment

Lawmakers on Wednesday were coming to grips with what a government shutdown will mean for renewable energy projects, disaster resilience and scientific research — and responding in real time as the impacts on those priorities came into sharper...

HP announces a portable monitor with specs you’d usually only see on desktops

There was a time when multi-monitor setups were something you’d only see in movies — the hacker’s desk or the corporate exec’s office. Fast-forward to today, you seldom see anyone using just a single screen. While a multi-monitor setup definitely...

High-performance networking for demanding environments

High-performance networking for demanding environments 30 September 2025 Computer/Embedded Technology The Raptor-Epsilon Ethernet switch system is a ruggedised networking solution engineered to deliver advanced switching capabilities, superior...

Corporate Veils as Personal Masks: Using Business Structures to Live Anonymously

WASHINGTON, D.C. – For decades, corporations have provided shields for business owners, separating personal liability from professional activity. Today, that same principle is increasingly applied to personal privacy. Across the United States,...

Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist and wildlife advocate, dies at 91

Jane Goodall, the world’s foremost authority on chimpanzees, communicates with chimpanzee Nana, 06 June 2004 at the zoo of Magdeburg (eastern Germany). The British primatologist began her pioneering study of chimpanzees more than 40 years ago in...

Task Force 21 brings national security leaders together

Submitted Photo Minot Area Chamber EDC Task Force 21 members in Washington, D.C., for the 14th Annual Nuclear Triad Symposium are, from left, Brekka Kramer, Jessica Klein, Ryan Ackerman, Bruce Christianson, Jason Zimmerman, Mayor Mark Jantzer,...

Why Washington went dark: the path to the October 2025 shutdown

Share Post Viber icon Viber Email The US entered a government shutdown on Oct. 1, 2025 after Congress failed to pass funding. Here’s why it happened, what’s closed, and what stays open. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States entered a federal...

Climate change puts pressure on reindeer populations, both wild & domestic herds

In Finland’s Arctic, unpredictable weather events pose a threat to reindeer herding, a traditional livelihood for the Indigenous Sámi people. Due to climate impacts, the global reindeer population could decline by more than 50% by 2100, with the...

D.C. Council passes RFK Stadium deal, rejecting housing amendments

The D.C. Council approved a historic $3.7 billion deal to redevelop the RFK Stadium campus and invest in affordable housing and other projects in the surrounding area at its meeting on Sept. 17. The deal remained largely unchanged from the version...

Climate Science Digest: October 1, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (October 1, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Intergovernmental platform on biodiversity issues an urgent call to stem decline...

‘We must tell the story’: D.C. church art installation honors people enslaved on their land

In a moment where history related to slavery in the United States has been targeted for removal from national parks, national websites, and Smithsonian museums, a United Church of Christ congregation located in the heart of Washington, D.C., is...

New report identifies causes, solutions for juvenile crime in DC A new study on youth violence in D.C. is pointing to ways to reduce juvenile crimes.

WASHINGTON (7News) — A new study on juvenile violent crime in D.C. points to coordinated investments in trauma-informed supports, opportunities and accountability as ways to reduce these crimes. The 67-page report was commissioned by the D.C....