Unearthing the Planet’s History
About 2 billion years ago, the oceans were green, the land red and rocky, and...
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
About 71 percent of Earth is water. Of that water, 96.5 percent is oceans. So...
The Life Botanic
Alan Weakley has spent his career cataloguing the plants of the Southeastern United States. Most...
Building Resilience for Storm-Battered N.C.
The record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season included 30 storms, and while North Carolina managed to...
The Invisible Chase
Just over 100 years ago, physicists stumbled upon an elementary particle that could answer questions...
Tiny Molecules, Big Potential
North Carolina native and organic chemist Sidney Wilkerson-Hill is investigating ways to recreate the power...
Cooperation Over Competition
Flocks of birds. Schools of fish. Colonies of ants. Their strength is in numbers as...
Research UNCovered, 2019-2020
Since Fall 2019, Research UNCovered has showcased the many faces of research at Carolina, from...
Frank Leibfarth
Frank Leibfarth is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry within the UNC College...