Daily Archives: 02/26/2020


Clive Cussler, Million-Selling Adventure Writer, Dies at 88

Clive Cussler, the million-selling adventure writer and real-life thrill-seeker who wove personal details and spectacular fantasies into his page-turning novels about underwater explorer Dirk Pitt, has died, his publisher said Wednesday.Cussler died Monday at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, said …


US ‘Honor Roll’ of Historic Places Often Ignores Slavery

Antebellum Southern plantations were built on the backs of enslaved people, and many of those plantations hold places of honor on the National Register of Historic Places — but don’t look for many mentions of slavery in the government’s official …


Health Officials Urge Governments to Ready Coronavirus Response

As China reported a continued slowdown in new coronavirus cases, world health officials praised the country’s response while alerting other governments to be ready to aggressively react when cases appear within their borders.Chinese health officials said Wednesday there were 406 …


Life-Saving Organs Could Be 3D Printed to Order

Imagine how life would change for so many people who need a replacement organ if scientists could just print a new one that works. That’s exactly one of the projects scientists at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine are working …