The Grey Area News
  • Home
  • News
    • Eastern NC (Local)
    • North Carolina
    • National
      • Colorado
      • Denver CO
    • World
    • Extraterrestrial
  • Happenings
    • Business
    • Farm and Garden
    • Film Industry
    • Food and Reviews
    • Movies and Reviews
  • Features
    • The Strange-ness
    • Shades of Grey
    • Puzzle Pages
    • Editorials
    • Chuckles
    • Little Bits of History
    • Miscellaneous
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Services
    • Read Print Version
    • Privacy Practices
    • Terms of Use
  • Advertise
    • Rates & Sizes
    • Editions

world

Bahamas impacted by Hurricane Dorian. Source: US Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater
national

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.
national

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
strange

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
local-co

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
world

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
et

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
world

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 […]

Portion of the Gandhara scroll. Source: Library of Congress, Wash., DC
history

Rare 2,000-Year-Old Text of Early Buddhism Now Online

July 29, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The US Library of Congress has restored and made available online the Gandhara Scroll, a manuscript dating back to around the first century B.C., that offers insight into early Buddhist history. The scroll is one […]

Estimated explosive size of the six nuclear tests at the Punggye-ri test site on Mt. Mantap, North Korea, in units equivalent to kilotons of TNT. Black lines mark the estimated yield of the bombs and blue boxes indicate the estimate range, factoring in uncertainty. Figure based on Table 8 of the new paper. Credit: AGU
history

Study Finds North Korean 2017 Nuclear Test Much Larger than Previous Tests

June 4, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

North Korea detonated a nuclear device in 2017 equivalent to about 250 kilotons of TNT, a new study estimates, creating an explosion 16 times the size of the bomb the United States detonated over Hiroshima, […]

Tree rings collected from old-growth Dahurian larch trees. Trees grow one ring per year. Credit: Xianliang Zhang.
world

Climate Change Is Giving Old Trees A Growth Spurt

May 15, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Larch trees in the permafrost forests of northeastern China — the northernmost tree species on Earth — are growing faster as a result of climate change, according to new research. A new study of growth rings […]

On Earth Day, NASA will check Instagram, Twitter, and the NASA Earth Facebook event page to see everyone's #PictureEarth images and select photos from around the world to showcase in videos and composite images. Image: NASA
world

NASA: Show Off Your Planet with an Earth Day Photo

April 12, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

NASA Invites You to #PictureEarth for Earth Day By Steve Cole (NASA HQ) and Esprit Smith (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Our magnificent planet is always ready for its close-up. On Earth Day, April 22, 2019, NASA wants […]

Investigative reporter Nellie Bly. Source: David Forsythe/Wet Rocks Media
world

Book Highlights Irish Contributions to The Wider World

March 16, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

What have the Irish ever done for us? As we celebrate Ireland and all things Irish this St. Patrick’s Day, there is no better time to also reflect on the Irish contribution to the wider […]

Source: Dr. John Stamey
strange

Bigfoot Column: Indiana Bigfoot Sighting

February 6, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

By Dr. John Stamey Matt, currently age 43, had an amazing experience in Fall of 1996. At the time, he was 21 years old. His folks had almost ten acres of land in the middle […]

Grassy plants called sedges grow across the surface of the bog that Neumann and her team studied. Credit: Rebecca Neumann/University of Washington
world

Early Spring Rain Boosts Methane from Thawing Permafrost by 30 Percent

February 6, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Arctic permafrost is thawing as the Earth warms due to climate change. In some cases scientists predict that this thawing soil will release increasing amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, that is known to […]

A small section of the ruptured fault from the Palu earthquake. Credit: ©2018 European Union/Pierre Prakash/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
world

Deadly Indonesian Quake Was a Rare “Superfast” Event

February 4, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Last September’s major earthquake near Palu City on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi was a rare supershear event, a new study has found. Fewer than 15 of these superfast-moving, extra-powerful earthquakes have ever been identified. […]

Screenshot of MicroWorlds JR software in Ojibwe, display includes Indigenous artwork. Source: Michael Furdyk, TakingITGlobal
world

Student Coding Software Released in Ojibwe Language

January 20, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Canadian students can now develop their computational thinking skills while reinforcing their knowledge of the Ojibwe language, an indigenous language spoken in Canada and the northern United States, thanks to a new Ojibwe language version of […]

No Picture
world

Study: Children with Autism Given Medical Cannabis to Treat Symptoms

January 17, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) see a “significant” improvement in symptoms and less reliance on other medications after treatment with Tikun Olam’s Avidekel™ medical cannabis, as confirmed by a new study, conducted in Israel, and […]

US Coast Guard boats are loaded onto the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay, part of Commander Amphibious Squadron 11, is operating in the region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. Photo: USCG Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anaid Banuelos Rodriguez
world

Coast Guard Concludes Its Maritime Security Operations Following International Summit

December 19, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

US Coast Guard Provided Around-the-clock Security during the 2018 Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leader’s Week in Papua New Guinea   US Coast Guard servicemembers recently completed loading six small boats and accompanying equipment onboard […]

A fin whale surfaces at 58˚S in the southern Indian Ocean in a photo captured in January 2010 from the R/V Marion Dufresne, the research vessel that collected hydrophone data for the new study. Credit: J-Y Royer
world

Changing Pitch in Whale Songs May Be Response to Population, Climate Changes

November 28, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Blue whales around the world are singing a little flat, and scientists may now have more clues as to the reason why. A new study finds there’s a seasonal variation in the whales’ pitch correlated […]

Call for Hen Pals for the HenPower program. Source: Equal Arts, Gateshead UK
world

UK Care Homes Seeking “Hen Pals” to Combat Senior Loneliness

October 16, 2018 Kay Whatley

Equal Arts, based in the United Kingdom, seeks ways to engage older people at care homes. To fight loneliness and engage seniors, Equal Arts ensures care homes offer creative activities, community connections, and HenPower — […]

Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc. logo. Source: PRNewsfoto/Harlem Globetrotters
events

Harlem Globetrotters Set To Entertain Troops in Middle East

September 27, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

“Ambassadors of Goodwill” will visit troops in Middle East as part of Annual tour of US Military bases The world famous Harlem Globetrotters are set to embark on their annual tour of US overseas military bases with […]

A bottlenose dolphin swims in Sarasota Bay. Credit: Photo taken by Sarasota Dolphin Research Program under National Marine Fisheries Service Scientific Research Permit No. 20455.
world

Endocrine Disruptors Found in Bottlenose Dolphins

September 10, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Bottlenose dolphins are being exposed to chemical compounds added to many common cleaning products, cosmetics, personal care products and plastics, according to a new study in GeoHealth, a journal of the American Geophysical Union. The […]

Alberta Aurora Chasers capture STEVE on April 10, 2018 in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. Aurora Chaser Robert Downie kneels in the foreground. Photo: Ryan Sault
et

New Kind of Aurora Is Not an Aurora at All

August 20, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Thin ribbons of purple and white light that sometimes appear in the night sky were dubbed a new type of aurora when brought to scientists’ attention in 2016. But new research suggests these mysterious streams […]

Colin O'Brady shattered the 50-state high point challenge in 21 days in 2018. Source: www.colinobrady.com
state-nc

Colin O’Brady Shatters 50-State High Points World Record in 21 Days

July 21, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Professional Endurance Athlete Sets Record after Training with Standard Process’ Nutrition Innovation Center in Kannapolis NC Drought. Lightning strike. Grueling 26-hour climbs. Multiple climbs per day. Colin O’Brady battled it all in an exhilarating 21-day race against the […]

Source: 24-7 Press Release/FEATHR.com
strange

The Strange-ness: Finnish Wallpaper Aims to Show 10 Things for a Happier World

July 11, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Finnish interiors brand FEATHR have created a wallpaper to mark the arrival of President Trump and President Putin to Helsinki for the 16th July Helsinki summit – and to show what they could learn from […]

Source: Rhine Research Center, Durham NC.
state-nc

Rhine “Mysterious Short Story Contest” Returns for Second Year

May 28, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Entries Being Accepted June 1 to August 10, 2018 Writers and experiencers from around the world are invited to submit their adventures in precognition, telepathic fantasies, or poltergeist incidents for the chance to win cash or […]

IndoJax Visually Impaired Surf Camp, Courtesy of Jesse Stephenson
state-nc

Special Needs Summer Camp — “If I can surf, I can do anything”

May 26, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

IndoJax Surf Charities is building self-esteem and confidence in children with special needs “If I can surf, I can do anything,” is the axiom of IndoJax Surf Charities, entering its eleventh year of teaching disadvantaged, […]

Hurricane Harvey on August 24, 2017 as captured by the GOES-16 satellite. Credit: NOAA/NASA
world

Study Shows Record-breaking Ocean Heat Fueled Hurricane Harvey

May 10, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

In the weeks before Hurricane Harvey tore across the Gulf of Mexico and plowed into the Texas coast in August 2017, the Gulf’s waters were warmer than any time on record, according to a new […]

Posts navigation

« 1 2 3 … 6 »

Latest News, Events & Features

  • County Lines: A Literary Journal "call for submissions" is open and continues through August 2022. Source: Kim Beall
    County Lines: A Literary Journal: Deadline for Submissions is Aug. 15
    August 3, 2022
  • City of Rocky Mount logo
    Rocky Mount, NC Senior Center on Church Street to serve as cooling location
    July 21, 2022
  • The Grey Area News' UFO with North Carolina outline
    UFO Observer Reports Sighting with Photographs to Rockingham County, NC Authorities
    July 21, 2022
  • Source: The Max G. Creech Selma Historical Museum, Selma, North Carolina.
    Selma, NC: Max G. Creech Selma Historical Museum Announces 2022 Juneteenth Program
    June 14, 2022
  • Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina logo
    Wake Forest, NC: Freedom Walk to highlight Saturday’s Juneteenth Celebration
    June 14, 2022
  • Musician Freddy Greene. Source: FCAC
    Louisburg, NC: Tickets on Sale for “Diversity in the Arts” Event on Jun. 25
    June 10, 2022
  • Five Points Crossing Groundbreaking June 9, 2022, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Source: City of Rocky Mount
    Rocky Mount, NC: Construction Begins at Five Points Crossing Affordable Housing Community
    June 10, 2022
  • County Lines: A Literary Journal "call for submissions" is open and continues through August 2022. Source: Kim Beall
    Call for submissions: County Lines Literary Journal 2023
    May 20, 2022
  • Strawberries Spring 2022. Photo: Kay Whatley
    “JoCo Grows” Agriculture Initiatives Continue Through 2022 Strawberry Season
    May 17, 2022
  • Cats and Dogs. Credit: Frank and Kay Whatley, Nadia Ethier
    NC Public Animal Shelter Annual Report 2021 Released: Public Cat and Dog Euthanasia Numbers
    May 17, 2022
  • "Chicken" is one of many films to be presented during the Franklin Flicks/NCISAFF dates in May and June 2022
    North Carolina South & East Asian Hollywood Film Festival to be held on May 21
    May 6, 2022
  • Writing time during the Spring Writers' Retreat 2022 at Rolling View State Park. Photo: Donna Campbell Smith
    FCAC Writers’ Retreat Provided Advice, Writing Time in Beautiful Park
    May 5, 2022
  • April Zilg, NC/USA, 2021 and 2022 Carolina Cup Graveyard Race Champion. Source: Robert B Butler
    Coveted Carolina Cup titles won by Booth of Australia and USA’s Zilg
    May 5, 2022
  • Smithfield Ham and Yam Festival, prior year photo. Source: Downtown Smithfield Development Corp.
    Smithfield, NC: Ham & Yam Festival Set for May 7
    May 2, 2022
  • Arbor Day Festival 2022, Raleigh, NC. Source: We Plant It Forward
    We Plant it Forward Celebrates US 150th Arbor Day with Festival at Dorothea Dix Park on Apr. 24
    April 20, 2022
  • Photo from FCAC Writers Retreat. Source: Jackie Dove-Miller
    Register Now for Writers Spring Retreat in Durham, NC on Apr. 23
    April 13, 2022
  • Red wolf puppy. Photo: Ryan Nordsven/USFWS
    Release of Highly Endangered Red Wolves into Wild Gives Hope to Renewed Conservation
    April 13, 2022
  • Sandra Bryant Richardson of Open-Minded Developmental Services, Inc.
    Open Minded Developmental Services, Inc. Is Celebrating 21 Years of Excellence in Home Care Services
    April 8, 2022
  • NC News. Photos: Frank and Kay Whatley
    NC Poultry Shows and Public Sales Suspended until Further Notice Due to High Path Avian Influenza
    April 5, 2022
  • Crowds at the 2021 "301 Endless Yard Sale" shop along a row of vendor booths. Source: Ashby Brame, Johnston County NC
    Selma, NC & Beyond: The 301 Endless Yard Sale Reaches Year 10
    March 14, 2022
  • Kings of Southern Soul Concert poster. Source: MBT Marketing Solutions & Associates
    Rocky Mount, NC: Kings of Southern Soul Concert Set for Apr. 30
    March 7, 2022
  • Carolina Prize contest deadline is March 15, 2022. Source: Kim Beall, FCAC Writers Guild
    Deadline Approaching for Carolina Prize for Writing Contest: Enter by Mar. 15
    March 3, 2022
  • NC Governor Roy Cooper touring PoleVolt in Charlotte. Source: NC Office of the Governor sm
    North Carolina Transition to Clean Transportation Highlighted by EV Charging Station Tour
    February 25, 2022
  • 2022 Snuck 'N' Pluck event notice. Source: Cory Cavallero, Greenville Jaycees 
    Greenville, NC: Shuck ‘N’ Pluck Fundraiser for Soup Kitchen to be Held Mar. 12
    February 24, 2022
  • Author Rose Cushing, "Fortunate Tides" book cover
    Middlesex, NC Author’s First Novel Released
    February 24, 2022
  • Degradation and movement of the wooden beams over time are causing the barn to slide slowly off it’s stone foundation. Source: Melody L. Worthington, Tobacco Farm Life Museum
    Kenly, NC: Tobacco Farm Life Museum’s Historic Tobacco Barn At Risk
    February 24, 2022
  • One of the labels released with the USDA FSIS recall for Morgan Foods, Feb 2022.
    Skyline Chili Products Recall: Can Contents May Be Soup, Not Chili
    February 16, 2022
  • Coastal cities like Miami, shown, already experience high-tide flooding. But a new federal interagency report projects an uptick in the frequency and intensity of such events in the coming decades because of rising seas. Credit: B137 (CC-BY)
    Sea Level to Rise up to a Foot by 2050, US Interagency Report Finds
    February 15, 2022

Follow The Grey Area News

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

 

 

 

 

Monks Professional Cleaning Ad

 

Making Corrections novel ad

 

 

Advertise with The Grey Area News online

 

vote

 

 

Strange News (All)

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
strange

“Poop” (guano) Core Records 4,300 Years of Bat Diet and Environment

April 12, 2021

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 […]

The Grey Area news UFO logo
strange

US UFO Sightings by US State: June 2018

July 31, 2018

By Kay Whatley, Editor Across the United States each year, thousands of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to […]

The Strange-ness -- The Grey Area News -- greyareanews.com
feature

The Strange-ness: Tar River Banshee

August 2, 2013

The banshee, known as a messenger of death, is known for its wailing and shrieking. While its origins are mostly Irish, banshees have been reported in several countries including the US — and NC has one too. The […]

The Grey Area News on TV

Watch WHIG TV episode of The Grey Area TV from September 19, 2013

Watch WHIG TV episode of The Grey Area TV from October 24, 2013

Watch WHIG TV episode of The Grey Area TV from November 21, 2013

Advertise with The Grey Area News online
 
Categories
business chuckles editorial et events farmgarden feature filmindustry food history local-co local-nc movies national news other puzzles shades state-co state-nc strange world

(c) 2024 The Grey Area News