If you have done any baking at all, chances are you already have the first line of the recipe memorized: preheat oven to 350 degrees. Yes, it’s a fairly nice round number. Yes, it’s also pretty easy to turn the temperature knob to that setting (not too much twisting). And yes, if you have an oven with a digital setting there aren’t too many keypad buttons to push. But that’s not the reason 350 degrees seems to be cooking’s magic number. It’s the chemistry.
A husband and wife team track down the most remote places in the United States
November 21, 2018
Your stomach can handle overeating, but it gets better at stretching if you do it all the time
November 21, 2018
Piles of mashed potatoes. Turkey. Stuffing. Gravy over all of it. Plus: sweet potato casserole. Obligatory salad. And yes, pie.
“Just try a little of everything,” you say, as your plate fills to capacity.
Top predators are moving to new habitats, challenging our assumptions about how and where predators can thrive
Prepare to see predators in unexpected places
August 3, 2018
Help scientists keep track of sand tiger sharks with Spot a Shark USA.
July 26, 2018
North Carolina has a new and sophisticated way of knowing when floods are coming
July 20, 2018
According to a survey from East Carolina University, 68 percent of Americans agree with the statement, “Overall, I am satisfied with my life.”
A snapshot of American's views of their own life, liberty and happiness
July 4, 2018
70 years ago, tourists found a collection of rocks carved with the story of what happened to the Lost Colony, but they were dismissed as false. Now they're getting attention again.
The Dare Stones Come out of the Basement
June 14, 2018
UNC-Chapel Hill study describes the long-term impacts of hurricanes
The Lasting Effect of Hurricanes
June 7, 2018
