Category: In The Media
NASA images show Death Valley’s fleeting lake as depth revealed
Satellites have revealed the depth of the extremely rare Death Valley lake that emerged following a rainy winter. Water level data collected by NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) … Read more
‘Nobody’s Listening:’ NC Department of Environmental Quality Fails To Regulate Water and Air Pollution From Poultry Farming
Jefferson Currie steps outside his home in Moore County, and the stench of chicken waste lingers in the air. He takes a sip of his morning coffee and grimaces. The … Read more
Water Bears’ ‘Incredible Response’ to Radiation Surprises Scientists
The mysteries of how tardigrades survive some of the most extreme environments imaginable have potentially been solved. … “What we saw surprised us,” Bob Goldstein, a tardigrade researcher and biologist … Read more
Video Games Are a Playwright’s Muse, Not Her Hobby
Carolina dramatic art alumna Bekah Brunstetter is not a video game aficionado. Yet she has now written not one, but two plays, about the ways that video games can hinder … Read more
Psychology group says infinite scrolling “particularly risky” to youth mental health
Social media features such as endless scrolling and push notifications are “particularly risky” to young people, whose developing brains are less able to disengage from addictive experiences and are more … Read more
More than gold: Track and field becomes first sport to pay Olympic winners
This summer, Olympic track and field champions for the first time in history will take home more than gold medals — they’ll also pocket a $50,000 cash prize. … That … Read more
A 600-Year-Old Blueprint for Weathering Climate Change
During the Little Ice Age, Native North Americans devised whole new economic, social, and political structures. The Atlantic published an excerpt from UNC-Chapel Hill historian Kathleen DuVal’s forthcoming book, Native … Read more
Young children misbehave. Some are kicked out of school for acting their age
Thousands of young students were removed from class for behavior common for kids their age. Children often act out as they learn to regulate emotions. … Suspension can be particularly … Read more
TikTok and others change platforms to protect kids. Advocates say it’s just a start
Social media companies have collectively made nearly 100 tweaks to their platforms to comply with new standards in the United Kingdom to improve online safety for kids. That’s according to … Read more
Rap and redemption on death row in North Carolina
How to balance justice, and redemption. Punishment, and opportunity. Those are just two of the ethics-balancing questions raised in a new book co-written by a man on death row in … Read more
What happens when we get sick?
Picture it: you’re on a crowded subway and someone sneezes. Or maybe you’re on a plane and the person next to you keeps coughing. Perhaps you shook hands with someone … Read more
America is down to its last 100 cotton mills
Once so key to the plantation economy of the Deep South that politicians sometimes referred to their diplomatic strategy simply as “King Cotton,” the crop’s demand from US manufacturers is … Read more
Beyoncé is getting played on country radio. Could her success help other Black women?
Amanda Martinez, a postdoctoral scholar in American studies, writes this piece for NPR on Beyoncé’s upcoming country album and the challenge of Black artists and women in getting played on … Read more
New UNC humanities scholarship formed by $10 million gift
UNC-Chapel Hill announced the creation of a new scholarship for undergraduates studying the humanities, after sharing news of a major investment by an alumnus on Tuesday. Stephen Israel, a former vice … Read more
Minneapolis is on the verge of giving ride-hailing drivers a big pay bump. Uber and Lyft say they’ll leave the city if it happens.
Minneapolis is at the center of the debate over two key questions facing the ride-hailing industry. How much money do Uber and Lyft drivers make? And what minimum pay should … Read more
Experts: College men most at risk of developing sports gambling addiction
Beginning March 11, 2024, North Carolinians will be able to legally place sports bets online, the effects are already evident with ads virtually everywhere: social media, billboards, television and even … Read more
The North Carolina governor matchup is set. Here’s what to know ahead of general election.
Super Tuesday is over, and the matchup for North Carolina’s 76th governor is set. Now, the actual race begins. … In a poll from Meredith College, taken before Super Tuesday … Read more
Possible Alzheimer’s disease treatment breakthrough: UNC researchers focus on amyloid plaque
A research team at UNC is studying how amyloid plaque forms in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients in hopes of developing breakthrough treatments for the disease. “If we understand how … Read more
Forced into the balcony: How Black movie-goers peaceful demonstrations shook segregation in Durham theaters
A civil rights movement in Durham shocked the nation when Black movie patrons refused to accept “no” for an answer at white ticket booths. At Carolina Theatre, Black patrons were … Read more
The Russian opposition just lost its brightest star. What does it do now?
Alexei Navalny was asked four years ago what he’d tell Russians if he were killed for challenging President Vladimir Putin. “You’re not allowed to give up,” he told a documentary … Read more