Vulture Problem Returns To Walnut Cove
A small town in the Triad is dealing with some unwanted visitors. Last year, around a thousand vultures invaded the town of Walnut Cove.
Environment
Scientists Explore Purple Microbial Mats In The Depths Of Lake Huron
Researchers from around the world are visiting Lake Huron to look at purple mats deep below the water's surface. They believe these mats could explain how the Earth's oxygen rich air developed 2.4 billion years ago.
For Lizards, Climate Change Is A Deadly — And Complex — Threat
Scientists knew that lizards, which bask in the sun for warmth, are vulnerable to climate change. A new study suggests the hazards are more complicated, and possibly worse, than previously believed.
China Shows G20 World Leaders Its Temporarily Blue Skies
As world leaders arrive in China for the G20 summit, China is cleaning up the facade of the city of Hangzhou by closing hundreds of factories for one week, making the skies temporarily smog-free.
How Fossil Fuel Production Relates To Earthquakes
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 hit Oklahoma on Saturday morning. StateImpact Oklahoma reporter Joe Wertz talks about earthquakes and their connections to oil and gas production.
Earthquake Rattles Oklahoma; One Of Strongest Recorded In State
The quake struck at a depth of 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) and was felt in five states, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
We Got Your Letters: Listeners Puzzled By Tom Wolfe's Words On Evolution
NPR's Scott Simon's interview last week with author Tom Wolfe prompted an unusual number of responses from listeners regarding the author's questioning of some aspects of the theory of evolution.
G-20 Summit: A First For Host China, A Last For President Obama
The meeting kicks off tomorrow in Hangzhou, China, after this year's host country formally agreed with the U.S. to cut its greenhouse gas emissions according to the Paris agreement reached last year.
S.C. County Sprays For Mosquitoes But Accidentally Takes Out Millions Of Bees
Dorchester County, in South Carolina, was worried about the risk posed by Zika. So officials recently ordered that a pesticide be sprayed from planes. Local beehives have been devastated.
Massive 'Doughnut' Reef Discovered Behind Australia's Great Barrier Reef
The reef structure covers more than 2,000 square miles north of the Great Barrier Reef. What might live there and even what it looks like up close, is still largely a mystery.