17+ hour, 24+ min ago   (278+ words) Nearly 20 years ago, the last known Cascades frog disappeared from Lassen Volcanic National Park. Now researchers are bringing them back, hoping the frogs can stage a comeback. The Cascades frog vanished from this national park. Researchers are bringing it back…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (147+ words) At this year's CES convention in Las Vegas, the world's biggest consumer technology companies are hoping to make a splash, showcasing new chips, robots and AI-enabled devices. At CES, the world's biggest tech companies hope to make a splash At…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (416+ words) Workers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland are still struggling after workforce cuts last year. Now they're also grieving the loss of a beloved library that closed this week. NPR's Katia Riddle is covering this. Hey there, Katia....

4+ day, 3+ min ago   (276+ words) The rise of artificial intelligence is changing the physical environment in North Carolina and across the South. Companies are building data centers all over the region. AI-driven applications are creating demand for more conduits to carry internet traffic, like undersea…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (948+ words) The wormhole concept is explained in the fifth season of Stranger Things when science teacher Scott Clarke " played by Randy Havens " tries to get his class interested in it. "What's neat about wormholes?" he asks them, standing in front of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (135+ words) A large stretch of Asheboro forestland home to bobcats and migratory songbirds is now off-limits to development. 211 acres of Randolph County forest now permanently protected A large stretch of forestland in Randolph County is now off limits to development after…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (173+ words) Piedmont Land Conservancy Executive Director Kevin Redding shares a few highlights from the nonprofit's 2025 preservation efforts. Piedmont Land Conservancy looks back on 2025 projects The Piedmont Land Conservancy, or PLC, had a busy 2025. The nonprofit conserves properties in nine counties with…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (348+ words) Demand for memory chips currently exceeds supply and there's very little chance of that changing any time soon. More chips for AI means less available for other products such as computers and phones and that could drive up those prices…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (352+ words) Household waste increases 25% between Thanksgiving and New Years " according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Dan Hoornweg, an energy engineering professor at Ontario Tech University, said people should check with their local recycling policies when sorting through holiday trash. Rules vary…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (508+ words) In ancient times, people thought moist-skinned salamanders could survive in fire. That's not true, of course, but some salamanders have a surprising ability to deal with another temperature extreme: freezing cold. In fact, blue-spotted salamanders can remain active even when…...