An entangled North Atlantic right whale known as “Division” was found dead approximately 25 miles offshore of Avon, North Carolina, on January 27, according to NOAA Fisheries.

The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2026 Public Welfare Medal to Staunton native Francis S. Collins, a former director at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for his pioneering ...

Upon arriving at UNC Hospitals, Steve was experiencing severe head and chest pains, as well as a racing heart rate. In the ...

UNC has approved $8 million to plan for a satellite campus breaking ground by 2027 two miles north of downtown Chapel Hill.

Childhood health is foundational to lifelong well-being. A new National Academies report makes recommendations on how NIH and ...

How students, scientists and gardeners are working to support pollinators by protecting habitat and food sources.

As caregiving demand has expanded nationwide, federal lawmakers have approved new funding aimed at caregiver support. The 2026 fiscal appropriations bill passed by the U.S. House allocated $200 ...

The agency plays a key role in tracking disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of ...

Poe Hall, NC State’s former education building, was constructed using materials that contained PCBs, a group of harmful man-made chemicals banned in 1979 — eight years after Poe Hall was built. NC ...

The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2026 Public Welfare Medal to Francis S. Collins, former director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), for his pioneering research in human genetics ...

The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to ...