Some young salamanders and frogs are able to grow bigger heads and “fangs,” which enable them to eat their kin and grow faster. High in the Three Sisters mountains of the Cascade Range in central Oregon, researchers had to hike—and then … Read more
“I didn’t know much about this technology even though I live in this county!” exclaimed one teacher as she stepped onto covered swine waste on a Smithfield Farm in Duplin County. This sentiment was felt by a number of teachers … Read more
More than half of the 242 wells tested in Chatham County contained levels of Chromium-6 and Vanadium, according to a joint study conducted by UNC-Chapel Hill and Virginia Tech. Between 10 and 20 percent of wells tested also contained high … Read more
An interdisciplinary team including several CPC Fellows has received a UNC Creativity Hub Pilot Award to investigate the long-term impact of storms. Climate change is generating more frequent and more powerful extreme weather events along the Eastern seaboard and Gulf … Read more
So far this season, three people have been bitten by sharks at North Carolina beaches. Some speculate the recent shark interactions may be caused by climate change or an overpopulation by sharks off our coast, but the explanation could be … Read more
Scientists are forecasting a lower probability of fish kills on the Neuse River this summer. A model produced by scientists at North Carolina State and UNC-Chapel Hill is predicting higher levels of dissolved oxygen this summer in the Neuse River … Read more
When asked about climate change, President Trump often shifts the focus to America’s “clean air.” “We have the cleanest air in the world in the United States and it’s gotten better since I’m president,” he said again this month while … Read more
A UNC team will examine the dynamics that extreme storms and flooding create, aiding in the prediction of impacts of future storms on the multiple facets of coastal habitats and inhabitants with a new UNC Research Creativity Hubs Awards.
There have been three shark bites — one quite serious — at North Carolina beaches so far this year, and summer hasn’t even officially started yet. Seventeen-year-old Paige Winter lost most of her leg from a shark bite while swimming … Read more
RENCI director Stanley Ahalt serves as the lead PI on the UNC Translator team, but points out that the team is a cross-campus intiative, including researchers from the Institute for the Environment and the NC TraCS Institute at the School of … Read more
