Seagrass provides crucial habitat for fish, it filters the water and stabilizes shoreline. But until now, researchers have never looked at how much damage a hurricane does to this valuable coastal habitat. A team from the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences is investigating.
Environment
Bobcats and foxes: are they cool with coyotes?
Bobcats and fox have called the Western Carolina Mountains home for hundreds of years. Coyotes have only been around for 30 years. Researchers are using various tracking methods to studying how the animals are interacting, including sharing food resources and territory.
How we know if a storm surge is coming
The technology behind storm surge protection
September 5, 2019
Giving the endangered gopher frog a chance
As longleaf pine habitats disappear, so do many species that rely on them, including the Carolina gopher frog. The NC Zoo and the NC Wildlife Resources Commission are raising Carolina gopher frogs during their most vulnerable time: the egg, tadpole and froglet stage.
Rip Currents: How to stay safe
17-year-old Paige Merical drowned earlier this year in a rip current. Her parents have made it their mission to educate beach-goers up and down the coast about the dangers of rip currents.
Why scientists want your SHARK pictures
Sand tiger sharks are using shipwrecks off the coast of North Carolina more often, and scientists want to find out why. So they're asking divers to take pictures of these docile sharks and upload them to a special website that can track them using their tell-tale spots.
Cornhole with a scientist: Urban Bees
Producer Frank Graff chats urban bees with entomologist Elsa Youngsteadt, Ph.D, over a game of cornhole.
Meet the indestructible tardigrade
Researchers want to know why tardigrades are so resilient and how that can be used to preserve biological samples.
Bat sounds reveal bat secrets
Bats are difficult to track, but by recording their calls, researchers hope to study them.
How to raise Russian caviar, NC-style
It's possible to raise Russian sturgeon for caviar in North Carolina, you just need LOTS of big tanks. Check out how Marshallberg Farm's recirculating aquaculture system works.