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Maryland Scientist Arrested for Attempted Espionage
A Maryland scientist who once worked in varying capacities for the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been arrested for attempted espionage. A criminal complaint unsealed in the District...
NASA Reveals Winners in Second Annual Lunar Art Contest
The results of the second annual NASA Lunar Art Contest are out-of-this-world productions from high school and college students from around the globe.
Fisherman Sentenced to 13 Months Prison for Illegal Harvesting of Rockfish
Keith A. Collins, a commercial fisherman licensed in Maryland, has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., to 13 months in prison for illegally overfishing striped bass also known as rockfish. He was also fined $4,500 and ordered to pay...
Museum of Robots Introduces Innovative New Products for The Home
New products from Museum of Robots introduced at the International Home + Housewares Show 2009 have been selected as “Cool Products for the Home” by BusinessWeek.
Mayor of Baltimore, Sheila Dixon, Indicted on Charges Including Theft And Perjury
Sheila Dixon, the mayor of Baltimore, has been indicted on 12 different counts of fraud, theft, and perjury. This came after a three-year investigation by the state of Maryland that covered the time that she was president of Baltimore’s city council...Bats’ Vocal Sonar Does More Than Locate Objects; It Cues Memory And Assists Flight
Not many people think about what it’s like to be a bat, but for those who do, it’s enlightening and potentially groundbreaking for understanding aspects of the human brain and nervous system. Cynthia Moss, a member of the Neuroscience and...Palestinian Authority Sends Police Force to Volatile West Bank City
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators hold their first peace conference in seven years next week in the U.S. city of Annapolis, Maryland. Palestinians say they want Israel to ease restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank, but Israel says for that to...
