Can We Grow the Perfect Christmas Tree?

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Special | 9m 30s | NC scientists work to perfect the Fraser fir while fighting a tree-killing disease. (9m 30s)

Can we build a shoreline that survives climate change?

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Special | 6m 13s | Researchers study living shorelines and computer models to predict and protect our changing coast. (6m 13s)

Reconstructing a Revolutionary War Battle With Modern Forensics

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Special | 6m 39s | Forensic experts study 250-year-old bullet holes from a Revolutionary War battle in NC. (6m 39s)

Digging up the secrets of Old Salem in North Carolina

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Special | 5m 46s | Archaeologists search for a lost Moravian kiln that once powered Salem’s pottery trade. (5m 46s)

How litter reaches the ocean

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Special | 5m 57s | Researchers tagged plastic bottles to track how litter travels from land to sea. (5m 57s)

An AI Breakthrough for People Who Struggle to Wallk

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Special | 5m 53s | NC State’s AI-powered exoskeleton adapts instantly, helping people walk, run and climb with ease. (5m 53s)

How we're studying the black bear comeback in NC

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Special | 9m 8s | Researchers study NC’s coastal black bears using DNA from hair samples (9m 8s)

Can We Save North Carolina’s Rarest Frog?

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Special | 3m 56s | Gopher frog habitat is shrinking, but the Edenton National Fish Hatchery is helping them survive. (3m 56s)

Why Offshore Hurricanes Still Threaten NC

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Special | 3m 17s | Offshore Hurricane Erin drove surge onto NC’s coast, showing how storms reach far inland. (3m 17s)

What if Farming Didn’t Need Soil?

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Special | 7m 42s | Farming without soil could help feed the planet as farmland shrinks and the climate changes. (7m 42s)

Could this bacteria clean up our plastic trash?

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Special | 5m 38s | Engineered bacteria from NC State breaks down ocean plastic. (5m 38s)

How Technology Is Transforming Hurricane Forecast Models

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Special | 7m 15s | Supercomputers and machine learning are changing the way we forecast hurricanes. (7m 15s)

Why Hatcheries Like This Raise 100,000 Striped Bass A Year

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Special | 2m 38s | The Edenton National Fish Hatchery raises over 100,000 striped bass each year for NC rivers. (2m 38s)

The Secret Life of Shorebirds, According to Their Poop

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Special | 5m 26s | Researchers study black skimmer poop to see how environmental change affects their survival. (5m 26s)

Mapping Heat Where People Are Most at Risk

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Special | 9m | Scientists are mapping urban heat to save lives in overheated cities. (9m)

The Natural Way to Get Rid Of Hornworm Caterpillars

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Special | 2m 30s | This tiny wasp is natural pest control for the hornworm caterpillar, bane of summer gardeners. (2m 30s)

The Right Way to Clean Up Rivers After Hurricane Helene

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Special | 8m 24s | Removing debris after Hurricane Helene is necessary, but scraping rivers clean isn’t the answer. (8m 24s)

Our Conversation with Astronaut Zena Cardman

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Special | 3m 40s | UNC alum Zena Cardman will lead NASA’s Crew-11 mission to the ISS, launching July 31, 2025. (3m 40s)

Meet the Microbes That Climb Out of Sinks

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Special | 7m 15s | Duke researchers are studying sink microbes to learn how cleaning habits shape indoor ecosystems. (7m 15s)

What Hurricane Helene Left Behind in Lake Lure

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Special | 9m 24s | Here's how engineers hope to restore Lake Lure after Hurricane Helene. (9m 24s)

Hurricane Helene Changed These Mountains Forever

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Special | 6m 43s | Hurricane Helene leveled forests. Now invasive species threaten Appalachia’s ecosystem. (6m 43s)

What You’re Missing Beneath North Carolina’s Rivers

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Special | 8m 8s | Snorkeling reveals the vibrant, hidden world beneath North Carolina’s mountain rivers. (8m 8s)

The sounds that make whales eat plastic

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Special | 6m 1s | Why is marine life eating plastic? Scientists say their sonar is being fooled. (6m 1s)

We’re full of plastic. Science doesn’t know the full damage ... yet.

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Special | 6m 43s | Researchers are trying to understand how microplastics affect our bodies. (6m 43s)

The Mystery of the Entangled Dinosaurs

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Special | 4m 27s | Scientists are studying two dinosaurs found buried together in prehistoric battle. (4m 27s)

Why Scientists Are "Flying" Kites Underwater

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Special | 6m 36s | Scientists are testing an ocean energy harvesting kite to generate power from waves. (6m 36s)

Follow a piece of plastic from a river to the ocean

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Special | 7m 31s | Follow researchers as they show first-hand how microplastics get into our waterways and beaches. (7m 31s)

On the hunt for rare spring wildflowers

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Special | 5m 19s | Join a nature hike to find elusive spring wildflowers. (5m 19s)

These adorable dogs are crucial for growing truffles

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Special | 6m 27s | Truffles are notoriously hard to grow and find, but dogs can help. (6m 27s)

What a Green Burial Really Looks Like

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Special | 6m 43s | The green burial movement honors both the Earth and lost loved ones. (6m 43s)

Scientists Just Found a Dinosaur No One Knew Existed

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Special | 5m 33s | NC paleontologists found a pristine 99-million-year-old fossil trove, revealing a new dinosaur. (5m 33s)

Craft Beer Has a Dirty Secret—And a Green Solution

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Special | 5m 9s | The craft beer boom comes with a cost. Brewers are working to make the industry more sustainable. (5m 9s)

How does a hot air balloon fly?

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Special | 3m 55s | Hot air balloons might seem like magic, but there is a lot of physics at play behind their ascent. (3m 55s)

How Old Photos Reveal the Fate of Stars

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Special | 4m 16s | This NASA archive contains century-old sky photos, revealing the birth and death of stars. (4m 16s)

What Space Travel Teaches Us About Human Health

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Special | 3m 29s | Space travel breaks down astronauts' bodies. How do we fix that? (3m 29s)

Our conversation with NASA's Christina Koch

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Special | 8m 54s | Frank Graff interviews astronaut Christina Koch. (8m 54s)

Could this new material replace plastic?

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Special | 5m 31s | Plantswitch, an NC startup company, has created a plant-based, bioplastic resin to replace plastic. (5m 31s)

How Doctors Are Treating Tremors Without Opening Your Brain

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Special | 5m 5s | North Carolina doctors use sound waves instead of surgery to treat essential tremors. (5m 5s)

Rebuilding Interstate 40 After Hurricane Helene

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Special | 2m 48s | Engineers work on Interstate 40 after Hurricane Helene's rushing waters destroyed half of it. (2m 48s)

Climate Change Impacts on Fall Foliage

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Special | 7m 14s | Could climate change alter fall foliage timing in the future? (7m 14s)

What Hurricane Helene Left Behind

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Special | 9m 15s | Riverkeepers in Western North Carolina are sampling water in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (9m 15s)

How Hurricane Helene Spawned Record Landslides

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Special | 6m 41s | A specific mix of rain, soil and rock triggered landslides on steep slopes after Hurricane Helene. (6m 41s)

What made Hurricane Helene so destructive in North Carolina?

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Special | 6m 12s | Climate change and a predecessor event made Hurricane Helene a "perfect storm." (6m 12s)

How does the hogfish camouflage even after death?

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Special | 5m 58s | The hogfish uses a mysterious type of cell that lets it "see" with its skin. (5m 58s)

North Carolina's Surprising Role in the Ozempic Revolution

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Special | 5m 27s | NC emerges as powerhouse in revolutionary diabetes and weight loss drug production. (5m 27s)

Rewilding the Magnificent Ramshorn Snail

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Special | 7m 40s | This snail hasn't been seen in the wild in over 20 years. Biologists are working to bring it back. (7m 40s)

This simple device could save more deep-sea fish

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Special | 7m 17s | NC researchers are testing devices to return deep-dwelling fish to the depths to prevent barotrauma. (7m 17s)

How can we manage the impact of fertilizers on our water systems?

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Special | 6m 21s | Phosphorus is important for fertilizers, but runoff from farms can destroy aquatic ecosystems. (6m 21s)

What "Save the Bees" got wrong

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Special | 5m 33s | We rely on many bee species. How do we keep them from dying out? (5m 33s)

The secrets to building a disaster-proof home

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Special | 6m 40s | Watch how scientists simulate extreme weather to develop disaster-proof building techniques. (6m 40s)