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A decade ago, toxic coal ash poured into the Dan River. That was just the beginning of the story.

True or false? Victorian doctors invented the vibrator to cure women's "hysteria" by bringing them to sexual climax. The answer may surprise you ... as it did Anita! She gets the truth about vibrator history from journalist Hallie Lieberman and meets Anna Lee, the engineer behind the first-ever “smart” vibrator that can help you better understand your arousal patterns.

Anita has many close friends who defy all stereotypes about only children. But when it comes to thinking about having her own kids, she still can't shake some of those ingrained ideas. She hears three perspectives on single-kid families (including that of former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins) and learns why the debunked mythology around only children still lingers today.

A rural community has endured living next to North Carolina's largest landfill for generations. But its residents are determined to keep fighting for a clean home.

A deadly fungus is devastating worldwide banana crops. The cure may be in an office park in North Carolina.

A decline in hunters and a deadly disease are threatening the foundation of our wildlife management system.

Women's basketball has finally hit the mainstream. Why did it take so long?

Traditional tornado patterns in the US are moving and the South is directly in the path.

For decades, the epicenter of America’s Black middle class was in a midsize city in central North Carolina. Now that it's gone, what legacy does it leave?

One man’s fascinating and unusual legacy in a Southern town is challenging how we talk about the Civil Rights Movement.