RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 24 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources issued the following news release on May 23, 2025: * * * Exploring 250 Years of Freedom: K-12 Educators From Around the State Selected for the America 250 NC Teacher Fellowship The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) proudly announces the selection of the 2025 America 250 NC Teacher Fellows. This unique, seven-month professional development initiative for K-12 educ  more

MUNICH, Germany, May 24 -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news on May 23, 2025: * * * Earliest use of psychoactive and medicinal plant 'Harmal' identified in Iron Age Arabia A new study uses metabolic profiling to uncover ancient knowledge systems behind therapeutic and psychoactive plant use in ancient Arabia To the point * Earliest Traces: A new study shows that Peganum harmala, also known as Syrian rue or harmal, was used as a burning substance in Arabia as early as 2,700 ye  more