/tags/science Science en-US Copyright Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:56:10 GMT /news/2025-03-19/birds-migrating-light-pollution-night The plea from Audubon N.C. follows a study last year that estimated more than 1 billion birds are killed in collisions with buildings in the U.S. annually. It cites artificial lights at night and reflective windows as causes — they confuse birds that use the light from stars to migrate. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:56:10 GMT /news/2025-03-19/birds-migrating-light-pollution-night Max Tendler /news/2025-03-07/triangle-stand-up-for-science-rally Scientists and graduate students from across the NC Triangle gathered Friday to protest federal funding cuts to their research. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:51:10 GMT /news/2025-03-07/triangle-stand-up-for-science-rally Liz Schlemmer /news/2025-02-24/strong-steel-lightweight-aluminum-raleigh-company-revolutionary-material-market Likening it to a metal bubble wrap, AMM says their "composite metal foam" design can make almost any metal or alloy 100 times more energy absorbent, three times lighter, more radiation resistant and 7.5 times longer-lasting in extreme heat fires. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-24/strong-steel-lightweight-aluminum-raleigh-company-revolutionary-material-market Max Tendler /environment/2024-08-22/earth-elements-metals-nc-pokeweed-phytomining-green-clean-energy Rare earth elements power everything from smartphones to wind turbines. Mining them creates toxic waste. NC State researchers are exploring an alternative that taps into existing toxic waste instead. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-08-22/earth-elements-metals-nc-pokeweed-phytomining-green-clean-energy Lily Burton /news/2024-08-12/nc-central-duke-telescope-project-nasa NCCU has been brought on by Duke University to help with the $3.6 billion project for NASA’s Nancy Grace Telescope. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:38:33 GMT /news/2024-08-12/nc-central-duke-telescope-project-nasa Sharryse Piggott /health/2024-08-04/fda-approval-nc-rtp-durham-biotech-humacyte-atev-research-triangle-research-development NC biotech company Humacyte will receive an FDA decision this week that will determine whether their engineered tissue product can be made available for widespread use. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 00:55:54 GMT /health/2024-08-04/fda-approval-nc-rtp-durham-biotech-humacyte-atev-research-triangle-research-development Lily Burton /show/due-south/2024-07-24/due-south-spaces-out-mysteries-universe-nc-astronomer Jeff Tiberii and Leoneda Inge talk with Rachel Smith, an astrophysicist at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science who studies star and planet formation. She talks about her research and some of humankind's biggest questions, like – are we alone in the universe? Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:59:09 GMT /show/due-south/2024-07-24/due-south-spaces-out-mysteries-universe-nc-astronomer Leoneda Inge, Jeff Tiberii, Erin Keever /environment/2024-07-17/north-carolina-goldsboro-spiderwebs-pollution-biomonitoring A team of residents and scientists in eastern North Carolina is using an unlikely tool to look for clues about air pollution. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:31:52 GMT /environment/2024-07-17/north-carolina-goldsboro-spiderwebs-pollution-biomonitoring Lily Burton /environment/2024-07-11/attract-fireflies-north-carolina-light-pollution Fireflies can live in human spaces more easily when there’s less artificial light and more leaf litter. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:06:54 GMT /environment/2024-07-11/attract-fireflies-north-carolina-light-pollution Lily Burton /news/2024-07-08/nc-state-plant-sciences-initiative-ai-agriculture Researchers at North Carolina State University are building a database of plant images to train future AI tools for agriculture. Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:08:46 GMT /news/2024-07-08/nc-state-plant-sciences-initiative-ai-agriculture Lily Burton