Giant icebergs could be seen floating off the coast of Florida just over 30,000 years ago, a new study has found. The 1,000-ft bergs – approaching the size of the Eiffel Tower – flowed more than 3,000 miles from Canada, and reached as far south as the Florida Keys, according to research published in Nature … Read more
Scientists 3D-print a cube-shaped human liver tissue using live cells that could treat future astronauts who will one day live on Mars and the moon American scientists grew human liver tissue in a lab using a 3D-printer The team started by using 3D printing technologies to create gel-like molds This acted as a platform for … Read more
A 12-year-old boy who graduated from high school and college in the same week has opened up about taking extra classes during the coronavirus pandemic and running not one, but two tech businesses — insisting he is having the time of his life. Mike Wimmer, from Salisbury, North Carolina, graduated from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College with a 4.0 … Read more
Rising sea levels are transforming the once lush woodlands along North Carolina’s coast into grayish-colored, lifeless trunks known as ‘ghost forests.’ The leafless, limbless trees cover about 11 percent of the state’s Alligator National Wildlife Refuge that what was once thriving with healthy forests. The change is caused by massive amounts of seawater creeping inland … Read more
Millions of Americans are currently receiving coronavirus vaccinations as the U.S. works to restore some sense of normalcy from the pandemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 33 percent of the US population has received at least one dose and 19.4 percent are fully immunized, either from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or Johnson … Read more
The only survivor of Wednesday’s mass shooting perpetrated by former NFL pro Phillip Adams in South Carolina is an air conditioning technician who was about to finish a job at the home of a prominent doctor when he was shot multiple times. Robert Shook, 38, of Cherryville, South Carolina remains hospitalized in critical condition on … Read more
Three people are killed and four injured in mass shooting as a house party in Wilmington, North Carolina, turns into a bloodbath Police were alerted to gunfire at around midnight and found seven victims The identity of the victims will not be released until family have been notified No motive has been determined and police … Read more
A bestselling author who became ‘obsessed’ with freeing a convicted murderer from prison has revealed how the nearly six years she has spent on the case has left her ‘absolutely broke,’ ‘seriously ill,’ and ‘years past deadline’ on her next book. Sara Gruen, whose 2006 novel Water for Elephants sold 10 million copies worldwide, has … Read more
A bestselling author who became ‘obsessed’ with freeing a convicted murderer from prison has revealed how the nearly six years she has spent on the case has left her ‘absolutely broke,’ ‘seriously ill,’ and ‘years past deadline’ on her next book. Sara Gruen, whose 2006 novel Water for Elephants sold 10 million copies worldwide, has … Read more
A new study may confirm that Atlantic City and other areas in southern New Jersey will one day be submerged by rising sea levels. A team led by Rutgers University determined sea levels along the eastern US coast rose faster in the 20th century than all of the last 2,000 years – with the most rapid … Read more