earth

a handful of complex physics equations like E = mc2 on a background of the universe (lots of stars)

Speaking Math

Imagine a sentence so long that it would take an entire lifetime to read it...

Career Aquatic

At the end of his 40-year career at the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences, Dive...
a blacklight makes everything purple while a gloved hand places a test tube full of yellow fluid into a a test tube tray

Generating Power Like Plants

When plants absorb sunlight, they convert carbon dioxide into energy-rich organic compounds. What if humans could do...

Go with the Flow

Streambeds act as natural water filters by trapping particles and pollutants. To better understand the...
a young girl takes a picture of an Atlantic spotted dolphin underwater

A Day in the Life of a Dolphin Researcher

Since she was 14 years old, Liah McPherson has studied the lives of wild dolphins...
a group of young men and women plant lettuce in a raised garden

CURE-ious Chemistry

Chemistry undergraduates are developing their own research questions and projects in a new class at...

Decades of Discovery

For 70 years, the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences, located in Morehead City, has provided...
a volcano steams in the distance

The Earth is Our Laboratory

UNC earth scientists have crossed oceans and traveled to far-away continents to pursue their research...

Water Over the Bridge

From the competitive ports of China, to the innovative flood gates of the Netherlands, to...