Specials
Taking the Temperature of Urban Heat Islands
Cities are hot and only getting hotter. Find out what that heat feels like on the ground.
Taking the Temperature of Urban Heat Islands
Blacktip Sharks - The Other Snowbirds
Why blacktip sharks migrate along the Atlantic and if warm waters will change that.
Blacktip Sharks - The Other Snowbirds
Coyotes Could Threaten Some Native Species
Coyotes are amusing and can survive in new places. But are they bad for native species?
Coyotes Could Threaten Some Native Species
Dragonflies spend most of their lives in water, but play pivotal roles in many ecosystems.
Dragonfly Mysteries
Mussels Are the Oysters of the River
Mussels are the bedrock of river health - but poor water quality threatens their existence
Mussels Are the Oysters of the River
How Doulas Help Black Moms Have Better Births
Black doulas can help bridge the equity gap in Black maternal health.
How Doulas Help Black Moms Have Better Births
Sharks Are Often Killed On Accident. Here's A Way to Fix It.
As some shark species recover, humans are having more interactions with them.
Sharks Are Often Killed On Accident. Here's A Way to Fix It.
Corals Spawn on Land for the First Time!
New technology allows researchers to simulate ocean conditions & spawn corals in the lab!
Corals Spawn on Land for the First Time!
How Polar Bears Find Love at the Zoo
Finding love in the wild is complicated. It's even trickier in captivity.
How Polar Bears Find Love at the Zoo
Connecting and Learning Through Virtual Reality
Using virtual and augmented reality to immerse students in STEM learning and cure phobias.
Connecting and Learning Through Virtual Reality
Duke researchers use super high speed photographer to capture never before seen images and
Duke High Speed Photo Science
The alligators at Greenfield Lake are showing signs of chemical exposure.
Are Alligators Getting Sick?
American Hammer in Wilmington makes 600 types of hammers. Materials science guides them.
Hammer Science
Using genetics to root out cancer
A doctor at UNC Medical Center is using genomic sequencing to identify genetic mutations.
Using genetics to root out cancer
Wearable health technology could aid in coronavirus effort
How wearables like Fitbits can help track the coronavirus
Wearable health technology could aid in coronavirus effort
NC company develops treatment for Covid-19
Grifols is using antibodies to treat the coronavirus.
NC company develops treatment for Covid-19
How to tell the difference between COVID-19 and allergies
How to tell the difference between COVID-19, allergies and the flu.
How to tell the difference between COVID-19 and allergies
A network of doctors offer hope to those with rare diseases
Hope for patients with rare, unknown diseases.
A network of doctors offer hope to those with rare diseases
What Makes a Virus a Pandemic?
At what point does a contagious disease become an outbreak? An epidemic? Or a pandemic?
What Makes a Virus a Pandemic?
How genetic counseling helps families
Genetic counseling helps patients make sense of their genetics.
How genetic counseling helps families
Crowders Mountain is being loved to death
Visitors to a state park near Charlotte may be loving the area to death.