Tag: Galveston

The Untold Story Behind a Costly Mistake that Led to America’s Deadliest Natural Disaster in History

sam“The whole story will never be told, because it cannot be told.” This was the dispatch sent to the Associated Press office in Chicago from the manager of the Galveston News on September 12, 1900, four days after a catastrophic hurricane dealt death, desolation, and destruction to the thriving sand-barrier island located about 2 miles…


Top US Scientist Tried to Help Wuhan Lab Counter Virus Leak Concerns While Pushing For More Collaboration with China

As the pandemic engulfed the world in 2020, a top U.S. scientist that had for years worked with the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) actively tried to help Chinese researchers at the lab counter concerns that the virus might have originated from the facility, newly released emails show. These efforts include alerting Chinese scientists of…


Top US Scientist Tried to Help Wuhan Lab Counter Virus Leak Concerns

As the pandemic engulfed the world in 2020, a top U.S. scientist that had for years worked with the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) actively tried to help Chinese researchers at the lab counter concerns that the virus might have originated from the facility, newly released emails show. These efforts include alerting Chinese scientists of…


Galveston: A Texas-Sized Beach Town

At first, they were elusive, popping heads or fins just above the water line, then disappearing from sight and diving deep, as if playing a little game of hide-and-seek. Rolling through the busy, working harbor on the double-decker Seagull II, a small sightseeing boat run by the local historical society, the salty stretch was busy…