A flammable component in many of our electronics could soon be a thing of the past.

Every year, millions of children undergo surgery to have tubes placed in their ears. UNC researchers are reviewing years of studies to see whether this common surgery is always necessary.

In the shade of the longleaf pine, some N.C. plants find relief from global warming.

UNC’s Patrick Giguere uncovers a single sodium ion that regulates how pain medications work in the brain, a key discovery that carries the promise of a better class of drugs.

Designed to kill tumors, microbeams spare surrounding tissue.

What messages are children's movies sending about weight?

BIG on the PIG: North Carolina’s hog farming industry is one of the largest in the nation. Is it also making people sick?

Songs as bullets, music as bombs.

Two-year-old Jonah Weishaar has a rare and fatal disease. There is no cure. His mother started a foundation to try to save his life. But the clock is ticking. Why does it take so long to develop new ...

This is a list of all the people who have been executed in the U.S. since 1977, including (in parentheses) the names of their victims.

The hands that feed.

How old are you, really?