Season 2018

Why scientists want your SHARK pictures
Researchers launched a citizen science program to study sand tiger sharks.
Why scientists want your SHARK pictures

Cornhole with a DRONE researcher
Producer Frank Graff takes on drone researcher Max Messinger in a game of cornhole.
Cornhole with a DRONE researcher

How improv dance helps people with memory loss
People with memory loss fall more and can be isolated socially. Improv dance can help.
How improv dance helps people with memory loss

Meet the indestructible tardigrade
Researchers want to know why these microscopic "water bears" are so resilient.
Meet the indestructible tardigrade

Bats are difficult to track, but by recording their calls, researchers hope to study them
Bat sounds reveal bat secrets

This is where your flu vaccine is made
Take a tour of the largest cell-based flu vaccine factory.
This is where your flu vaccine is made

Researchers study how to prevent ACL injuries
Teenage girls are getting more ACL injuries. How do we prevent them?
Researchers study how to prevent ACL injuries

How to raise Russian caviar, NC-style
It's possible to raise Russian sturgeon for caviar, you just need LOTS of tanks.
How to raise Russian caviar, NC-style

Teachers help archaeologists uncover the past
Archaeologists dig up remains of a Civil War arsenal with help from teachers.
Teachers help archaeologists uncover the past

Pilot Mountain has a deer problem. Drones can help.
Without predators, deer have taken over Pilot Mountain. Drones help gauge their numbers.
Pilot Mountain has a deer problem. Drones can help.

Fire brings new life to South Mountains State Park
More than two years after a large fire, plants at South Mountains State Park are thriving.
Fire brings new life to South Mountains State Park

Poachers threaten native ginseng in NC parks
Ginseng grows in the forests of the Appalachian mountains, but poachers are stealing it.
Poachers threaten native ginseng in NC parks

Some mammals are thriving in developed areas
New research using hundreds of camera traps finds some mammals thriving near humans.
Some mammals are thriving in developed areas

NC State turtle team rescues injured turtles
Students at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine bring the latest medical science to a
NC State turtle team rescues injured turtles

The Carolina Raptor Center is focused on rehabilitation of injured and orphaned raptors.
Birds of prey need rehab too

Learning how to restore scallops in NC waters
Researchers tether baby scallops in an experiment to understand how best to restore them.
Learning how to restore scallops in NC waters

How to prevent erosion using living shorelines
Living shorelines are an alternative to walls along the coast. Learn how they work.
How to prevent erosion using living shorelines

Lessons from Hurricane Florence
Scientists say climate change is making hurricanes stronger and wetter.
Lessons from Hurricane Florence

Do retention ponds do what they're supposed to?
New research shows that retention ponds may not be performing well.
Do retention ponds do what they're supposed to?

Meet the Longleaf pine, NC's iconic tree
One of the last bastions of the Longleaf pine is located in the Croatan National Forest.
Meet the Longleaf pine, NC's iconic tree

How horseshoe crabs save lives
Every time you get a flu shot, you should thank a horseshoe crab.
How horseshoe crabs save lives

A pharmaceutical company is using a natural chemical in the body to combat infections.
Killing Superbugs

Designing the perfect weed killer
Weeds are a real threat to a farmer’s crop. See how researchers are helping farmers.