How to track a heron using an app
Want to follow a heron's progress during migration? There's an app for that
April 20, 2018
Want to follow a heron's progress during migration? There's an app for that
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How Do Birds Know Where to Migrate Every Year?
Almost 40 percent of bird species are migratory, with their own flight paths and patterns
How birds choose their flight paths during migration
April 17, 2018
Carolina Query: What are the odds of finding significant gold deposits in Catawba county?
Carolina Query is a series we've launched based on your questions. Tom Hassell asked "What are the odds of finding significant gold deposits in Catawba county?" Scroll down to ask a question about the science around North Carolina.
What are the chances of finding gold in Catawba county?
April 12, 2018
When humans get too good at fishing, global fisheries suffer
Overfishing threatens global fish stocks
United Nations Food and Agriculture estimates that more than one-third world's fisheries have been pushed beyond their biological limits
April 11, 2018
Can bananas reduce inflammation? A study from Appalachian State University suggests they can
Eating a banana might be as effective as taking ibuprofen, says a study from Appalachian State University
Study Finds Bananas Could Reduce Inflammation
April 6, 2018
N.C. Paleontologists Discover Rare Dinosaur Eggs
A team from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences discovered a clutch of football-sized dinosaur eggs in Utah .
Dinosaur eggs found in Utah unveiled at the Museum of Natural Sciences
March 30, 2018
Carolina Query: What was the big dish in South Nag's Head for?
Carolina Query is a series we've launched based on your questions. One of our first questions was about the mysterious dish near South Nag's Head. Scroll down to ask a question about the science around North Carolina.
Joe Sledge asked: What was the big dish in South Nag's Head for?
March 30, 2018
The Veggie Burger that 'Bleeds' Arrives in North Carolina
Plant-based patty at Bull City Burger and Brewery
Only a handful of restaurants in the state carry the “Impossible Burger” and Durham’s Bull City Burger and Brewery is one of them. On a rainy Thursday evening, I called ahead to make sure they hadn’t sold out of the meatless patty. They hadn’t. It was delicious. And expensive.
What happens when raw sewage is dumped into water
Raw sewage causes microorganisms in the water to go into overdrive.
What happens when raw sewage is dumped into water
March 15, 2018
The Reason We Sometimes See a Ring around the Moon
Where did that ring around the moon come from?
The reason we sometimes see a ring around the moon
March 7, 2018