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11-Year-Old Guitarist Goes Viral with School Performance, Wows Rock World

11-Year-Old Guitarist Goes Viral with School Performance, Wows Rock World

Cole Parsons, an 11-year-old guitarist from West Virginia, has become a viral sensation after a video of him playing in front of his 5th grade classmates was posted on social media. Donning an Alice in Chains Dirt T-shirt, Parsons calmly ran through an original instrumental composition, stunning those in the room and millions who viewed the video…read more »

Gigantic skull of prehistoric sea monster found on England’s ‘Jurassic Coast’

Gigantic skull of prehistoric sea monster found on England’s ‘Jurassic Coast’

CNN — The remarkably well-preserved skull of a gigantic pliosaur, a prehistoric sea monster, has been discovered on a beach in the county of Dorset in southern England, and it could reveal secrets about these awe-inspiring creatures. Pliosaurs dominated the oceans at a time when dinosaurs roamed the land. The unearthed fossil is about 150 million years old, almost 3…read more »

TSA’s 2024 canine calendar will melt your travelin’ heart

TSA’s 2024 canine calendar will melt your travelin’ heart

(CNN)- It’s not often that the words “TSA” and “adorable” come together in the same sentence. Long lines, discarded items, a sometimes-grumpy atmosphere – not much to love there. But those two words are a natural pairing when it comes the Transportation Security Administration’s annual canine calendar. The agency announced its 2024 version on X (formerly Twitter)…read more »

Webb telescope captures never-before-seen glimpse of the heart of the Milky Way

Webb telescope captures never-before-seen glimpse of the heart of the Milky Way

CNN — The James Webb Space Telescope has looked into the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, unveiling new features and mysteries within the chaotic region that could help astronomers unravel more details about the early universe. The space observatory’s ability to view the universe in infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye, captured never-before-seen details in…read more »

WWII-era hangar burns in Tustin

WWII-era hangar burns in Tustin

(LA Times)- For more than 80 years, two massive domed hangars loomed over Tustin’s southern edge, a relic of Orange County’s military history hemmed in by an expanding suburban landscape that replaced orange groves and lima bean fields with shopping centers and tract homes. Reaching 17 stories high, more than 1,000 feet long and nearly…read more »

Ancient face carvings exposed as Amazon water level drops to record lows

Ancient face carvings exposed as Amazon water level drops to record lows

(CNN)- Human faces sculpted into stone up to 2,000 years ago have appeared on a rocky outcropping along the Amazon River since water levels dropped to record lows in the region’s worst drought in more than a century. Some rock carvings had been sighted before but now there is a greater variety that will help researchers establish…read more »

Puppies get trained at Detroit airport to be future assistance dogs

Puppies get trained at Detroit airport to be future assistance dogs

(AP)- Five puppies learning to serve as assistance dogs had a howling good time during a training exercise at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The pooches and their trainers walked Tuesday through a TSA checkpoint, rode an elevated tram and boarded an airplane on the visit. It was part of an effort to acclimate the dogs to…read more »