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Researchers started collecting data on 12 species of sharks in 1972 in Onslow Bay. A recently published study analyzing this data found all 12 species appeared physically smaller over the years.

Coastal marshes that have been invaded by feral hogs recover from natural disasters up to three times slower, and are significantly less resilient to climate change, according to a recent study from Duke University and the University of Massachusetts Boston.

North Carolina environmental officials recently added dozens of new goals and recommendations to the state's Coastal Habitat Protection Plan.

Beachgoers along the east coast of the United States should beware of life-threatening surf and rip currents this weekend as Hurricane Sam turns northward, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday.

A recently published study from North Carolina State University finds that standing dead trees in coastal wetland forests increase greenhouse gas emissions in their ecosystem by about 25%.

President Donald Trump will add North Carolina to a list of southeastern states whose coastal waters won't be subjected to offshore drilling for a decade,鈥�

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North Carolina Sea Grant, using Google satellite imaging, looked at coastal erosion dating back to 1984.N.C. Sea Grant took a close look at Hatteras,鈥�