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a Venus flytrap

Carnivorous Conservation

Native only to a 90-mile inland radius around Wilmington, the Venus flytrap is a symbol...
Cape Fear River

Trapped on the Surface

In the past decade, the Cape Fear River has become more susceptible to algal blooms...
Johnny Randall lights fires during a controlled burn at the Mason Farm Biological Reserve.

Fighting Fire with Fire

In its mission to inspire understanding, appreciation, and conservation of plants, the North Carolina Botanical...

The Known Unknowns

In 2016, a group of North Carolina researchers published evidence of high rates of PFAS...
Robert Coker educates fellow researchers carrying nets out in the field

Unearthing Environmental Research

Environmental education and research have deep roots at Carolina, but a lot has changed since...
Pete Peterson in his lab

Captain of the Coast

From the shores of New Jersey to the North Carolina coast, Pete Peterson has always...
A student stands next to the edge of the boat and uses a pulley system to raise a metal instrument from the estuary water.

All Hands on Deck

Capping off a semester of hard work, students in a biological oceanography class put their...
four tents set up in a snowfield in Alaska

Eye-Opening Ice

After spending two months on a research expedition in Alaska last summer, UNC junior Carly...
Ayla Gizlice walks along an elevated shoreline among trees at Jordan Lake.

Artifacts of Alteration

Most visitors return from Jordan Lake with a tan, a photograph, or maybe a unique...