Weird Science

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.

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

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.

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.

PRE’s Annette Weston set out to discover whether quicksand is something to be worried about in eastern North Carolina or if GenX was set up to believe it would be a much bigger deal in adulthood than it is in reality.

In this month's episode of our new Weird Science feature, PRE's Annette Weston talks to a North Carolina expert about the snakes that can grow up to 18 feet long and the research that shows they are likely to eventually make their way to eastern North Carolina.