In October 2002, a Russian scientist named Dimitri Malashenkov stood up at a space conference in Houston and quietly explained that the dog Laika, whom the Soviet Union had publicly mourned as a heroic week-long orbiter in 1957, had actually died of heat and panic within about five hours of launch.June 5, 2026
Surgeon General Warns on Kids’ Screen Time, Urges Schools to Return to Pen and Paper Loans May 21, 2026 The U.S. Surgeon General has issued a formal advisory (PDF File) warning on the harms of screen use among children…