In areas near Raleigh projected to see heavier future development, keeping buffers of trees or other greenery around waterways could help slow rushing streams during wet conditions, and keep them flowing during dry ones.
A recent study finds that families with separated parents provide less financial and emotional support to their adult children.
A new study highlights some of the challenges states face as they look to meet requirements of a federal law designed to ensure students have equitable opportunities for education in K-12 schools, regardless of race, income, disability or other factors.
New research finds that corporate executives are more likely to increase their profits from insider trading when individual state income taxes go up, presumably because the executives are attempting to offset the increased taxes they will be paying.
Researchers have created a map of oceanic “dead zones” that existed during the Pliocene epoch, when the Earth’s climate was two to three degrees warmer than it is now.
A common fatty acid found in the Western diet breaks down into compounds that contribute to increased temperature and pain – but not itch – sensitivity in psoriatic lesions.
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a stretchable strain sensor that has an unprecedented combination of sensitivity and range, allowing it to detect even minor changes in strain with greater range of motion than previous technologies.
How human beings developed the capacity for cognition has been a scientific topic of speculation for centuries.
Researchers make headway in solving a longstanding problem of balancing curious “exploration” versus “exploitation” of known pathways in reinforcement learning.
Metal stents or staples that disintegrate on demand inside the body could eliminate some surgical and endoscopic procedures.
The device provides greater sensitivity and speed than previous versions, and could be used for industrial inspection, airport security, and communications.
Up to one-third of the carbon consumed by Prochlorococcus may come from sources other than photosynthesis.
Models trained on synthetic data can be more accurate than other models in some cases, which could eliminate some privacy, copyright, and ethical concerns from using real data.
By analyzing enzyme activity at the organism, tissue, and cellular scales, new sensors could provide new tools to clinicians and cancer researchers.
Desiree Plata's research focuses on developing technologies and strategies for environmental sustainability.
Computing systems that appear to generate brain-like activity may be the result of researchers guiding them to a specific outcome.
A new North Carolina State University study shows the potential for using Twitter and online news articles to track the timing and location of invasive insect spread in the United States and around the globe.
Researchers have developed a technique that could help fine-tune the production of monoclonal antibodies and other useful proteins.
A new study from North Carolina State University finds that biology textbooks have done a poor job of incorporating material related to climate change.
A new approach sheds light on the behavior of turbulent structures that can affect the energy generated during fusion reactions, with implications for reactor design.