NC Research Explores Implications of Antibiotic Pollution

September 14, 2019 | Dave Shaw

While the benefits of antibiotics are well understood, therein lies a mystery: the environmental implications of antibiotics pollution....

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Sea Turtles Nest on NC Beaches in Record Numbers

August 16, 2019 | Katelyn Vause

Volunteers and researchers recorded over 2,200 loggerhead nests along the coast by mid-August, breaking the 2016 record of 1,622 nests....

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What Can Homeowners Tell Us About How to Protect Shorelines?

July 9, 2019 | Dave Shaw

Homes with natural shorelines actually had less hurricane damage than homes with bulkhead shorelines....

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Female Sand Tigers Love Shipwrecks

June 25, 2019 | Katelyn Vause

Less than a year after the North Carolina Aquariums launched the Spot a Shark USA citizen science program, the initial findings could play a significant role in the protection of the sand tiger shark — a globally designated vulnerable species whose presence is linked to healthy aquatic ecosystems....

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Can Fish Adapt to Pollutants in the Cape Fear?

May 20, 2019 | Dave Shaw

How do Atlantic killifish respond to multiple stressors?...

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