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Senator Bobby Hanig’s Senate Bill 20 would make the intentional release of balloons illegal, with a fine of $250 per balloon for violations.

“We're still losing 22 to 36 veterans (to suicide) every day and about half of those are veterans that are being treated by the Veterans Administration currently," Dr. Phil Kiver said, "“The experiences of combat don't go away, and sometimes they manifest themselves years or decades after your service.”

In this month’s Weird Science, PRE’s Annette Weston looks into the much-revered field of paleontology, made famous by Hollywood, but perhaps even less glamorous than you might think.

The artifacts and antiquities on display at an eastern North Carolina museum are virtually a treasure trove of the unusual, but it was something growing in the Cowan Museum of History and Science’s botanical garden that drew PRE’s Annette Weston to Kenansville for this month’s Weird Science.

A Duke graduate student led the research into whether ocean plastic trash -- which is routinely found in the guts of stranded whales – was confusing the whales into thinking the garbage was food.

It is the second oldest federal marine laboratory in the U.S., after Woods Hole.

A stunning event on the meeting’s second day emphasized the need for collaboration among those experts.

It’s a bug you’ve probably never heard of before, but it’s a pretty good bet you can find them right in your backyard.

Fifty-two out of the state's 58 community colleges saw enrollment increases last year, with an average growth of 5.4% across all institutions. This surge comes at a critical time as the system, which serves approximately 600,000 students annually, rebounds from pandemic-related disruptions and as the state increasingly looks to community colleges to help meet workforce demands.

As climate change increases global and oceanic temperatures, creatures are reacting by moving into areas they haven’t before lived. They’re termed “invasive species” and among the suggestions for eradicating them is to sauté, grill, fry, or bake them.