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UNC political science professor Andy Reynolds is one of the world’s leading experts in governmental and electoral design. During his graduate school years…

Scientists have found bat fossils dating back 55 million years ago, but they still do not know the genesis of their evolution. As time passed since those…

In the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris, President Obama announced the United States will accept 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming year, an increase…

We hear constantly that “pens and paper are dead,” and “screens are taking over our lives.” But there is one small corner of the world where pens, paper,…

Pigs are a beloved part of North Carolina culture and vital to the state’s economy, but internationally their reputation is more divisive. In the new book…

Note: This program is a rebroadcast from January 25, 2016.Rosalynde Fenner has always been fearless. As a young kid growing up in Durham, she called cabs…

The Oscars are coming up on February 28. Leading the nominees this year is The Revenant starring Leonardo DiCaprio in a riveting performance as a fur…

The demand for wood at the end of the 19th century decimated America's forests in the North and Midwest with unsustainable logging practices. However,…

Virginia Christian is the only African-American juvenile woman ever executed in the state of Virginia. She was executed the day after her 17th birthday in…

When Thomas Edison put the first kiss on film at his Black Maria studio in 1896, it was nothing short of scandalous. The 23-second, silent, black and…