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Despite a wet weekend, much of Western North Carolina is still in a drought following an abnormally warm and dry September.Here’s one outpost in the…
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Leonardo da Vinci may be best known for his artistic masterpieces, but he was also an accomplished engineer and scientist. That mix of science and art…
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We’ve become accustomed to hearing the one to five rating for hurricanes, but do you know what those categories mean? BPR’s Helen Chickering set out to…
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The great American Eclipse is over. For most, it was an amazing experience. But for a Macon county man, the astronomical event was a mile marker on a life…
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The summer’s most anticipated celestial event is almost here. Big crowds are expected here in Western North Carolina for Monday’s Great American Eclipse.…
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On August 21, most of the country will pause and look up to the sky to observe the Great American Eclipse. If you aren't able to make it outside for the…
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So just what happens at science camp? Blue Ridge Public Radio’s Helen Chickering stopped by the Summer STEM Academy at Southwestern Community College in…
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Science, and religion. Are they mutually exclusive? Former North Carolina governor Jim Martin doesn't think so. " It's a new interpretation that science...
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Oliver Smithies, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 2007, died Tuesday at UNC Hospitals. He was 91.
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A steady buzz of conversation fills the concourse at UNCA’s Sherrill Center. The scene is the standard long line of students in front of poster…