Environment

Beyond the hype about Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos, the real story of what’s happening in Colombia’s Rio Magdalena is surprising and complex. Some look on these hungry herbivores with affection and admiration, others fear their aggressive attitude and huge ecological footprint. Follow these unlikely invaders from Africa to Colombia with a possible layover in…Louisiana?

If you had to guess the top five largest invasive species in the world, where would you start? And why, exactly, are we moving these behemoths around the globe?

Lionfish and hippos and tegus, oh my! CREEP is back with a new season of discovery about species that are creating a world of new problems in new parts of the world. New episodes coming July 26th.

A population of an invasive fly from Asia has been discovered in North Carolina, confirming a prediction from agriculture experts that it was only a matter of time before the potentially destructive pest reached the state.

Even right whales that survive entanglements have fewer babies and worse health outcomes.

Paper grocery bags will continue to be available for a five-cent charge per-bag. The amount collected from the charge will be donated to each store’s local food bank.

The town says companies and others are responsible for contaminating the water.

Over the past couple of years, University of North Carolina Wilmington researchers are seeing an influx of odd marine mammals on the North Carolina coast. Their hypothesis: it has something to do with climate change.

Climate change is already affecting food security around the globe, and that’s only expected to worsen as the global average temperature increases. But there are climate-resilient practices North Carolina farmers can use to protect their crops — and lower their carbon emissions.

PFAS contamination has plagued the Cape Fear Region for decades, but researchers are still trying to catch up on understanding the chemicals’ health effects on humans. But a study soon to come out of peer review shows that gators are experiencing similar impacts to their immune abilities.