Winston-Salem

The homicide rate in Winston-Salem jumped in the first half of 2016. In that period, the city has experienced 14 homicides; in the same six-month window last year, there were just seven.  

What is keeping a genetically altered super-villain bug from escaping Duke University's synthetic biology labs, and destroying humanity Holloywood-style? 

A Duke University scientist has engineered genetically altered “swarmbots” that can only survive in a swarm of their own kind. And that's just the start of it all.

An art exhibition opening in Winston-Salem Friday is, at first glance, a substantial collection of prints encompassing the last five centuries. But it's much more.

As a parent, I can tell you that naming a child can be a drawn-out exercise in creativity and diplomacy. So with that said, why does my mom still call me by my aunt's name? I always took this as a character flaw. But recently, when I called my 6-year-old son for dinner - using the dog's name -  I concluded that this must be science!  And it seems I was right. 

As one of 10 finalists in the National Science Foundation's Community College Innovation Challenge, this team of students from Forsyth Tech is developing cost-efficient energy sources through the use of nanotechnology.

SciWorks Radio is a production of 88.5 WFDD and SciWorks, the Science Center and Envir

Wake Forest University is starting new academic programs in 2017. They will be based at the growing Innovation Quarter in downtown Winston-Salem.