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Illustration: Julius Csotonyi/North Carolina Museum of Natural SciencesNano Tyrannus lancensis was first identified in the 1940s but later largely dismissed by the paleontological community as just a younger T-rex. But the head of paleontology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences said research has confirmed the differences between the two Tyrannosaurs were far greater than just size. -
Courtesy Nallah MuhammadIs obesity a problem of diet or sedentary lifestyle? Elon researcher says study points to the answerAmanda McGrosky, an assistant professor of biology at Elon, is the co-lead investigator on research that looked at the body’s energy usage in people all over the world.
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UNC Greensboro is welcoming a Nobel Prize winner to its campus on Wednesday, March 19. George Smith, Ph.D., won the prize for chemistry in 2018 for his… -
Daniel Caton is part of a movement that seeks to educate people about the downsides of light pollution and preserve places where the stars, planets and other phenomena of space can be seen by the naked eye. -
Charlotte the stingray who made headlines for her pregnancy died, according to an announcement by the Team ECCO aquarium. -
Joro spiders — invasive, brightly colored, orb-weaving arachnids that have been spreading in the U.S. for the past several years — have captured the public's interest and horror once again. But spider experts say the jury's still out on the impact the spider will have. -
The path of the solar eclipse did not pass directly over the Triad. But there was still enough for folks to get out and catch an indirect glimpse. -
On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will darken a swath of North America in the middle of the day, a cosmic event that is generating buzz, travel plans and watch parties from Mexico to Maine and beyond. -
About 150 nursing students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University recently took part in the first-of-its-kind Black Nurse… -
A WFDD listener asks what happened to the animals that used to live at Kaleideum North in Winston-Salem now that the experiential museum has relocated to downtown. -
Appalachian State University is hosting an appearance Friday by Alison Criscitiello, a National Geographic explorer who is a trained mountaineer and a glacier scientist. Her work includes climbing Mount Logan, the highest peak in Canada, to retrieve samples of ice that are thousands of years old. -
This weekend begins a new five-part series on NPR’s Hidden Brain. The weekly podcast and radio program explores many of the unconscious patterns that…
