1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (167+ words) A conversation with Samantha Mosier of East Carolina University's Water Resources Center about the biggest water challenges facing each region of our state. Samantha Mosier, Associate Professor in Department of Political Science and Associate Director of the Water Resources Center,…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (428+ words) A senior member of OpenAI's robotics team has resigned, citing concerns about how the company moved forward with a recently announced partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense. The agreement is part of a broader push by the U.S. government to incorporate…...

5+ day, 32+ min ago  (177+ words) The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has released an updated inventory of the state's greenhouse gas emissions, detailing trends in the pollutants most responsible for climate change. The report shows North Carolina has reduced its gross emissions by 20% since…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (397+ words) Ever wonder why people are so drawn to alcohol? Where does that attraction come from? Science reporter Ari Daniel says perhaps we should look to our primate relatives. ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: Late last summer, Aleksey Maro was in the Ugandan…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (155+ words) Winston-Salem City Council has unanimously approved the construction of a new communications tower in a public park. The 120-foot tower is set to be built in Shaffner Park in the city's West Ward. Council Member Robert Clark, who represents the…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (784+ words) A human brain consumes less power than a light bulb, while artificial intelligence systems guzzle electricity to do the same tasks. Now, scientists have created a highly efficient AI model that hints at how living brains are able to do…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (248+ words) A new Duke University study has found that a blood test could show whether someone is going to live longer. Over a 10-year period, researchers tested blood from more than 1,000 people ages 71 and older across North Carolina. The blood test…...

2+ mon, 15+ hour ago  (893+ words) From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Juana Summers. I'm Scott Detrow, and I am joined by Emily Kwong and Berly McCoy of NPR's science podcast Short Wave for our science news roundup. Hey there. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE:…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (605+ words) The ability to imagine things that aren't real is a fundamental part of the human experience. Scientists have long suspected some animals also have the ability to imagine and play pretend. NPR's Nate Rott reports on a new study that…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (400+ words) A newly discovered species of large dinosaur lived in marshy areas, hunted for fish and had an impressive horn protruding from its skull. It is the first time in over 100 years that scientists have discovered a new species of Spinosaurus…...