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Off the Eaten Path’s Emerald Isle travel guide highlights the best things to do in Emerald Isle North Carolina including more than fifteen activities and attractions. Emerald Isle, North Carolina’s very own jewel on the Crystal Coast, is a coastal paradise that offers a blend of natural beauty, outdoor adventures, rich history, and warm hospitality. Whether you’re a beach lover, an outdoor enthusiast, or a history buff, the Crystal Coast has something for everyone, making it a perfect family friendly vacation destination and a great place for your next trip. Just South of the Outer Banks is North Carolina’s Crystal...

Pea pods, stuffed Piedmont peppers and egg yolks with capers and anchovies are among the imaginative suggestions from our eclectic panelGot a culinary dilemma? Email feast@theguardian.com I always forget about sides at a barbecue. What should I make?Sarah, NorwichBurgers, hotdogs and whole fish tend to get all the attention at barbecues, but you can’t live on sausages alone. “Buy a load of peas in their shell and get them on the barbecue until they’re nicely charred,” suggests chef Tomos Parry, co-owner of Brat and the soon-to-open Mountain, both in London. “Throw them in a bowl with some olive oil, mint...

Some of us jokingly refer to our hobbies as “mad science,” but [Justin] from The Thought Emporium could be one Igor away from living up to the jibe. The latest project to come out of the YouTube channel, video also after the break, outlines a map for creating an artificial organism in their new lab. The purpose is to test how far a citizen scientist can push the boundary of bioengineering. The stated goal is to create a swimming entity with a skeleton. The Thought Emporium also has a neuron project in the works, hinting at a potential crossover. The...

(credit: Alex Boersma/PNAS) The largest shark alive today, reaching up to 20 meters long, is the whale shark, a sedate filter feeder. As recently as 4 million years ago, however, sharks of that scale likely included the fast-moving predator megalodon, famous for its utterly enormous jaws and correspondingly huge teeth. Because of incomplete fossil data, we're not entirely sure how large megalodon was and can only make inferences based on some of its living relatives, like the great white and mako sharks. But thanks to some new research on its fossilized teeth, we're now fairly confident that it shared something...