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Where to Find City of Rocky Mount Updates on Dorian Closings, Shelters

September 4, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The city of Rocky Mount is currently preparing for the potential impact from Hurricane Dorian. Residents are encouraged to follow the news closely and to stay tuned to different media for updates on facility and […]

The Strange-ness: NIST Team Breaks Distance Record for Quantum Teleportation

September 25, 2015

By Laura Ost, NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have “teleported” or transferred quantum information carried in light particles over 100 kilometers (km) of optical fiber, four times farther than […]

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The Strange-ness: Mice, Parachutes and the US Air Force

March 1, 2013

In the North Pacific Ocean, several thousand miles West of Hawaii and East of the Philippines, lies the small island of Guam. In Guam, mice laced with acetaminophen are being air-dropped to control brown tree snakes. The US […]

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The Strange-ness: Cougars of Eastern NC

July 1, 2013

In our May 15, 2011, newspaper issue, we reported on the Glen Alpine NC search for a large cat seen repeatedly in the area by residents and police patrols. Reports from their local police described the […]