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The Jamaican fruit-eating bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) is one of five species that roost in Home Away from Home Cave in Jamaica. Credit: Sherri and Brock Fenton
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“Poop” (guano) Core Records 4,300 Years of Bat Diet and Environment

April 12, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

An inaccessible cave preserved clues to Jamaica’s climate past in the sedimentary layers of bat guano Deep in a Jamaican cave is a treasure trove of bat poop, deposited in sequential layers by generations of […]

New research finds the global collapse of frogs and other amphibians exacerbated malaria outbreaks in Costa Rica and Panama during the 1990s and 2000s. Photo: David Mark, Pixabay.
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Amphibian Die-offs Worsened Malaria Outbreaks in Central America

December 3, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

New findings provide first evidence of amphibian declines affecting human health The global collapse of frogs and other amphibians, due to the amphibian chytrid fungus, exacerbated malaria outbreaks in Costa Rica and Panama during the […]

A three-day average of carbon monoxide concentrations over California due to wildfires. Higher concentrations of the gas appear as red and orange regions.Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech "Eyes on the Earth"
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NASA Monitors Carbon Monoxide From California Wildfires

September 14, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

The observations from Earth orbit show high-altitude concentrations of the gas that are more than 10 times typical amounts. NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), aboard the Aqua satellite, captured carbon monoxide plumes coming from California […]

An iceberg in Disko Bay, near Ilulissat, Greenland. The massive Greenland ice sheet shed a record amount of ice in 2019, ending a brief period of more moderate ice loss. Credit: NASA/Saskia Madlener
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Study Reveals 2019 Record Loss of Greenland Ice

August 22, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

After a brief period of moderate ice loss, the Greenland ice sheet melted in 2019 at the fastest rate ever measured. Greenland set a new record for ice loss in 2019, shedding the most mass […]

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First Splashdown of American Astronauts in 45 Years

August 2, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  Two NASA astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday for the first time in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft, returning from the International Space Station to complete a […]

Live from the Imperial Centre 2020. Source: Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences
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Rocky Mount, NC: Watch Free, Weekly Imperial Centre Livestreams of Community Performers

July 15, 2020 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences is offering free livestreams each Friday evening, starting at 6pm, through Summer and Fall. No tickets needed, just watch live via YouTube. The 2020 […]

Located in Canberra, Australia, the Deep Space Network's Deep Space Station 43 spans 70 meters (230 feet), making it the largest steerable parabolic antenna in the Southern Hemisphere. Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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NASA’s Canberra Deep Space Station 43 Getting an Upgrade

July 9, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Used for communicating with distant spacecraft, a massive radio antenna is being retrofitted to prepare it for a busy future of solar system exploration The Deep Space Network is NASA’s interplanetary switchboard that enables constant […]

Crayola Colors of the World Crayons will be available in mid-2020. Source: PRNewsfoto/Crayola
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Crayola “Colors of the World” Crayons Provide 24 Skin Tones, Hair/Eye Colors

May 22, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Crayola believes every child should be able to creatively and accurately color themselves into the world they see around them. On May 21, 2020, UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, Crayola […]

Earth and all her inhabitants. Image: NASA's Earth Observatory, 2002 (western hemisphere).
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Smithsonian Science Education Center Launches COVID-19 Guide for Youth

May 21, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

The Smithsonian Science Education Center, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) — a partnership of 140 national academies of science, engineering and medicine — has developed COVID-19! How […]

SAS IIASA Earth Day 2020 Deforestation
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Citizen Scientists: Call for Crowd-driven AI to Help Track Deforestation

April 22, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, SAS and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) join forces to transform crowdsourced knowledge into actionable intelligence to help protect the planet SAS is committed […]

A user playing the new NeMO-Net game that helps NASA classify the world's coral from their own home. Credits: NASA/Ames Research Center/Ved Chirayath
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NASA Calls on Gamers, Citizen Scientists to Help Map The World’s Corals

April 11, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  NASA invites video gamers and citizen scientists to embark on virtual ocean research expeditions to help map coral reefs around the world in an effort to better understand these threatened ecosystems. During the past […]

My Hero is You, How kids can fight COVID-19! English book cover. Source: World Health Organization
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Children’s Story Book Released to Help Children and Young People Cope with COVID-19

April 9, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working in the humanitarian sector, including the World […]

Arctic sea ice was photographed in 2011 during NASA's ICESCAPE mission. Photo credit: NASA/Kathryn Hansen
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NASA Study: Arctic Ice Melt Is Changing Ocean Currents

February 13, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  A major ocean current in the Arctic is faster and more turbulent as a result of rapid sea ice melt, a new study from NASA shows. The current is part of a delicate Arctic […]

NASA astronaut Christina Koch gives a thumbs-up as she emerges from the Soyuz spacecraft February 6, 2020. Credits: NASA Television
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Record-Setting NASA Astronaut and Crewmates Return from Space Station

February 6, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

After setting a record for the longest single spaceflight in history by a woman, NASA astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth Thursday, along with Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and […]

USCG 7th District seal. Source: US Coast Guard
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US Coast Guard Responds to 6.5 Earthquake and Ongoing Seismic Activity in Puerto Rico

January 7, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The US Coast Guard is responding to a 6.5 magnitude earthquake and seismic activity registered Tuesday, January 7, 2020, off the south and southwest coasts of Puerto Rico, which is a territory of the […]

HondaJet delivered. Source: PRNewsfoto Honda Aircraft Company
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Greensboro, NC Honda Aircraft Company Begins Deliveries of HondaJet Elite to China

December 12, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

  On December 10, 2019, Honda Aircraft Company announced that it has begun deliveries of the HondaJet Elite to China. The first HondaJet Elite was delivered by Honda Aircraft Company at its world headquarters in Greensboro, […]

The Greenland Ice Sheet, seen here in Oct. 2018, is melting at a rapidly accelerating rate because of Earth's warming climate. Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Greenland’s Rapid Melt Will Mean More Flooding

December 11, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Greenland Ice Sheet is rapidly melting, having lost 3.8 trillion tons of ice between 1992 and 2018, a new study from NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) finds. The study combined 26 independent […]

In this image, Earth is the dot to the left of the image and the large arc around it is our planet’s magnetic bow shock. Credit: Vlasiator team, University of Helsinki
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The Strange-ness: Earth “Song” Recorded during Solar Storm

November 25, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Earth’s magnetic song recorded for the first time during a solar storm Data from the European Space Agency (ESA) Cluster mission has provided a recording of the eerie ‘song’ that Earth sings when it is […]

Hurricane Maria near peak intensity, moving north towards Puerto Rico, on September 19, 2017. New research shows hurricanes or other strong storms can produce vibrations in the nearby ocean floor as strong as a magnitude 3.5 earthquake. Source: Naval Research Laboratory/NOAA
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Stormquakes: Strong Storms can Generate Earthquake-like Seismic Activity

October 24, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Researchers have discovered a new geophysical phenomenon where a hurricane or other strong storm can produce vibrations in the nearby ocean floor as strong as a magnitude 3.5 earthquake. Said Wenyuan Fan, an assistant professor […]

The Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 60 crew members Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, along with visiting astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, October 3, 2019. Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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NASA Astronaut and Crewmates Return Safely from International Space Station

October 4, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

NASA astronaut Nick Hague returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday, alongside Soyuz commander Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and visiting astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori from the United Arab […]

Ball Aerospace large camera lens assembly will be incorporated into the LSST ground telescope that will sit on top of Cerro Pachón ridge, an 8,800-foot mountain in Chile. Source: Source: Ball Aerospace
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Ball Aerospace Delivers “Large Camera Lens Assembly” for  Telescope

September 13, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Ball Aerospace has shipped and delivered the large camera lens assembly to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, which will be incorporated into the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), a ground telescope that will sit […]

Bahamas impacted by Hurricane Dorian. Source: US Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater
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US Coast Guard Responds to Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas

September 3, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

US Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews, forward deployed to Andros Island, conduct medical evacuations in support of search and rescue and humanitarian aid in the Bahamas, September 2, 2019. As Hurricane […]

A 2009 phytoplankton bloom in the Bering Sea. New research shows cloud seed bacteria may feed on phytoplankton. Credit: NASA/Jeff Schmaltz.
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Research Shows Bacteria Feeding on Arctic Algae Blooms Can Seed Clouds

August 29, 2019 Kay Whatley

New research finds Arctic Ocean currents and storms are moving bacteria from ocean algae blooms into the atmosphere where the particles help clouds form. These particles, which are biological in origin, can affect weather patterns […]

Graeme Watson with hsi 2019 Guinness World Record gooseberry. Photo: Paul Anthony Wilson
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UK: New Guinness World Record Set for Largest Gooseberry

August 27, 2019 Kay Whatley

Graeme Watson of the United Kingdom holds the newest Guinness World Records title for the heaviest gooseberry. A gooseberry grown by Graeme and submitted to the Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show on August 6, 2019 weighed […]

A 4DX Theater with moving seats and atmospherics. Source: Ryan Smith, Rogers and Cowan
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New Line Cinema’s “IT Chapter Two” to be Released in Next-Generation Cinema Formats 4DX, 4DX Extreme, and ScreenX

August 22, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

CJ 4DPLEX, the world’s leading cinema technology company, together with Warner Bros. Pictures, announced in August 2019 the release of New Line Cinema’s IT Chapter Two in three leading next-generation cinema technologies: the multi-sensory 4DX format, […]

The command from USCGC Walnut (WLB 205), and the Charge d’Affairs Tony Greubel of US Embassy Samoa spent time with peers on HMNZS Otago (P148) off Samoa Aug. 4, 2019. Photo: HMNZ Navy Lt. Samuel Murray/Released
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US Coast Guard, Royal New Zealand Navy Conduct professional Exchanges Amid Operations in Oceania

August 15, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The United States Coast Guard and Royal New Zealand Navy took time in early August 2019 to conduct professional exchanges while off Samoa and in American Samoa. Said Rear Adm. Lunday, commander, Coast Guard 14th […]

The ECOSTRESS image shows plant stress in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica (in red on inset map) a few months after the onset of a major Central American drought. Red indicates high stress, yellow is moderate stress, greens/blues are low stress. Light gray is cloud. Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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NASA Gauges Plant Stress in Costa Rican Drought

August 8, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

NASA’s ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) has imaged the stress on Costa Rican vegetation caused by a massive regional drought that led the Central American nation’s government to declare a state […]

New NASA/UC Irvine map of ice velocity in Antarctica is 10 times more accurate than any previous map and shows flows over 80% of the continent. Colored lines indicate direction of flow; background colors show speed. Credit: UCI/Jeremie Mouginot
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Flowing Antarctic Ice Mapped 10x More Accurately

July 31, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

By Carol Rasmussen, NASA’s Earth Science News Team Far more accurate than any previous map, this new representation of glacier flows in Antarctica opens the door to an improved understanding of the vast continent and […]

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    “Poop” (guano) Core Records 4,300 Years of Bat Diet and Environment
    April 12, 2021
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    FCAC Writers’ Guild will Meet in Franklinton, NC on Apr. 15
    April 12, 2021
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    Youngsville, NC: Sign up for Vendor Space at FCAC’s “Franklin Fair”
    April 8, 2021
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    Flags Lowering to Half-Staff Until Sunset April 6, Honoring US Capitol Police Officers
    April 2, 2021
  • Spice up your favorite recipes with Mt. Olive's dill-licious new Pickle Salsa, available in Mild, Medium & Hot. Source: Mt. Olive Pickle Co.
    Mount Olive, NC: Mt. Olive Pickle Company Unveils Pickle Salsa, Pickle Juice
    April 2, 2021
  • Biltmore Blooms has begun at Biltmore, America's Largest Home. Biltmore Blooms celebrates the return of spring, and the legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of the estate's gardens and grounds. Tulips across the estate signal the start of the season. Source: Biltmore
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    Wilson, NC: Truely Unique’s 16th Annual Earth Day Festival is Apr. 24
    March 30, 2021
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    Knightdale, NC Adopts Resolution Supporting Clean Energy
    March 30, 2021
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    North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission Public Meeting via Call is Apr. 1
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  • North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. Source: NC Office of the Governor.
    North Carolina Governor Announces Accelerated Timeline for Vaccination Eligibility
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    Rocky Mount, NC: Imperial Centre to offer 48 Hour Film Festival Apr. 9-11
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    Goldsboro, NC Museum offers USCT History Event on Mar. 27
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    Franklin County, NC Writers’ Guild Accepting Submissions for Annual Literary Journal
    March 20, 2021
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    Johnston County, NC: Writers Group to Hold Adult Spring Writing Contest for Residents
    March 18, 2021
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    March 6, 2021
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    March 4, 2021
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    Vendors: Apply Now for 2021 Wilson, NC Farmers & Artisan Market
    March 1, 2021
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    NC Wildlife Resources Commission urges, “Find a Bear Den, Leave it Alone”
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Eastern Hercules Beetle. Photo by Nadia Ethier greyareanews.com
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The Strange-Ness: Eastern Hercules Beetle

July 19, 2015

By Kay Whatley, Editor A few weeks ago, my youngest and I came across a strange sight: a beetle on the school sidewalk which measured more than two inches long. It looked more like an […]

Barn owl. Source: NC Wildlife. Credit Peter K. Burian
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NC Wildlife Seeks Public’s Help in Barn Owl Sightings and Nest Box Placement

August 2, 2019

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is asking the public to report any sightings of barn owls to the agency. Commission biologists are seeking barn owl observations to help them learn more about habitat needs […]

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The Strange-ness: Missing Garner NC Radioactive Tool Recovered

August 25, 2017

 A measuring tool with a radioactive component was recovered Friday, August 25, 2017, after it was reported missing Thursday evening from a Garner NC construction site. The device’s disappearance spurred a recovery effort by the […]

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