An intentionally set incendiary device planted at the base of a popular tree at the University of North Carolina recently exploded and sent a professor to hospital; meanwhile the arson suspect, a former student, faces six felony charges. The device erupted Thursday at the Davie Poplar tree, planted when the university was first founded. The tree is located near a controversial Confederate statue that... 

The dietary trace mineral selenium may reduce severe birth defects caused by Zika, a recent University of North Carolina study revealed. The study, which was released in July but received scant media attention, says that Zika mimics a genetic disease known as PCCA by lowering selenium proteins known as selenoproteins. “This research strongly suggests that selenium, a dietary trace mineral with a... 

A scientist from University of North Carolina states she has mathematical proof that black holes (illustrated) can’t exist. She said it is impossible for stars to collapse and form a singularity. Previously, scientists thought stars larger than the sun collapsed under their own gravity and formed black holes as they died. When a huge star many times the mass of the sun comes to the end of its...