Local residents share ideas, voice concerns at EPA meeting
Residents near the Dan River and Belews Lake joined a listening session Thursday.
Environment
How 'superworms' could help solve the trash crisis
A new study from Australia shows that larvae of the darkling beetle can eat polystyrene — the material behind plastic foam.
An Aquinnah Wampanoag elder is restoring some land to what it was before colonists
On the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe are trying to restore land to the way it looked, smelled and sounded pre-colonialism.
Think all bacteria are microscopic? Tell that to these centimeter-long monsters
The largest bacteria known to science have been discovered in the Caribbean. They're visible to the naked eye and surprisingly complex.
Yellowstone National Park partially reopens after floods
Despite some major roads still being washed out, three of the massive park's five entrances opened this morning, to lines hundreds of cars long.
The Supreme Court may issue a ruling that could hurt Biden's climate change plans
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case that could limit the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate climate-warming greenhouse gasses.
The dangers of 'forever chemicals'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Arlene Blum, executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute, about the EPA's warning about PFAS and how to navigate a world rife with "forever chemicals."
The human sensory experience is limited. Journey into the world that animals know
In his new book, An Immense World, science writer Ed Yong explores the diversity of perception in the animal world — including echolocation, magnetic fields and ultraviolet vision.
Greensboro signs on to monarch butterfly conservation effort
The City of Greensboro has signed on to a national effort to help protect monarch butterflies.