science

There’s an environmental and economic crisis along our coast and around the world. Oyster populations are drastically low, as compared to their numbers a…

November is awareness month for Lung Cancer, the leading cancer killer in both men and women in the United States. Doctors at Vidant Medical Center in…

Turkeys: they’re the centerpiece for your Thanksgiving feast. And a source of renewable energy. This week on the Down East Journal, we talk to the Vice…

A new statewide pilot program is giving students an opportunity to learn hands on about renewable energy. New Bern High is one of four schools across…

The Albermarle Sound, the Pamlico Sound, the South River; these estuarine waters are an important feeding and nesting habitat for fish, birds and other…

This week on the Down East Journal, a University in northeastern North Carolina is teaming up with NASA to create an Aerospace Academy on wheels. The…

Large bodies of water like the Pamlico Sound absorb carbon dioxide like a sponge. But when a tropical storm or hurricane hits, it agitates the water…

Officials in North Topsail Beach called a special meeting just last week to address the loss of 900 feet of dunes. It’s thought that winter storms and two…

This week on the Down East Journal, we focus on two East Carolina University breakthroughs. One seeks to confirm Gulf War Illness through a blood test,…

On April 5th, the Beneath The Waves Film Festival takes place at the coast. The festival includes a variety of films highlighting coastal issues, a panel…