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Explore science, nature and environmental, and technology stories from all around North Carolina. UNC-TV Science covers the scientific knowledge our state has to offer the world.... more
FAQs about UNC-TV Science | UNC-TV:How many episodes does UNC-TV Science | UNC-TV have?The podcast currently has 176 episodes available.
May 01, 2016NC Science Now: It's the PitsYour armpits carry millions of tiny microbial passengers. Watch scientists study the ecosystem of the armpit and learn how deodorants can affect not only your social life, but also your microbial life....more6minPlay
May 01, 2016NC Science Now: Why Habits Are Hard to BreakWhether it's biting your nails, chewing on a pen or watching too much TV, everyone has a habit and they are very hard to break. Watch as Duke scientists explore the lasting changes habits leave on the circuitry of our brains....more6minPlay
April 09, 2016NC Science Now: The Oak Stands TallThe Eastern United States' mightiest tree, the oak, is in decline, possibly due to over-harvesting or climate change. Whatever the cause, scientists are trying to find ways to reverse this decline. Watch U.S. Forest Service researchers use fire to give young oaks room to grow in the North Carolina mountains....more5minPlay
April 05, 2016Episode 10 | Season 1 | SCITECHThis week we're going back in time. See the room at NC State where researchers can use virtual reality to travel into history. We investigate whether the tale of the Trojan Horse was the whole story. Decades before Roanoke, walk through a Spanish fort that was the earliest inland settlement in the New World. Finally we chat with Jonathan Frederick, the director of the NC Science Festival....more27minPlay
April 05, 2016Episode 9 | Season 1 | SCITECHThis week, animals! Go inside the largest lemur colony outside of Madagascar to see these feisty, furry primates up close. See how camera traps are keeping an eye on the wild things in our back yards. We dive deep off North Carolina's coast to meet the hungriest invasive species around. Finally we answer the question hours of YouTube can't: Why is that thing so cute!?...more27minPlay
March 23, 2016Episode 8 | Season 1 | SCITECHThis week, we get tasty! Blueberries are not only tasty, but they are also a healthful superfood! See the brewers at Raleigh Brewing Company harness biochemistry to make beer. We crack open the story of a hypoallergenic peanut. And finally, watch as scientists chart out where to find the best oysters free of potentially dangerous microbes....more27minPlay
March 23, 2016Episode 7 | Season 1 | SCITECHThis week, we chat with ECU's Snake Doctor to learn about venom and antivenom. Look out for his slithering friends too! Bill Nye the Science Guy chats about his new book and a satellite that uses light to fly around the solar system. See how Raleigh scientists are developing the vaccines of the future. And finally, we see a day in the life of an ocularist, a designer of prosthetics for eyes....more27minPlay
March 23, 2016Exposure Science | NC Science NowChemicals surround us: in the air, the water, our food, our clothes and our furniture. Which ones are dangerous? How much of them is dangerous? Watch as EPA scientists in Research Triangle Park use chemical toxicology tests to answer these questions....more6minPlay
March 11, 2016Episode 6 | Season 1 | SCITECHThis week, mysteries! We visit a spot in Chatham County where nothing grows. Is it the soil or something more sinister? We see how bones can tell the story of someone's life and death and we show the dark story told in the bones of a young girl from Jamestown. Finally, see how scientists can learn how early Native Americans lived in the most logical place: the floor of Lake Huron!...more27minPlay
March 11, 2016Space Scoop | NC Science NowSee the new device NASA is testing to chip pieces off an asteroid. The new tool for astronauts was not developed in NASA labs, but rather at High Point University right here in North Carolina. Scientists are interested in asteroids because they haven't changed much since the dawn of the solar system, and rocks the "Chip and Ship" can capture give scientists a picture of the solar system back then....more6minPlay
FAQs about UNC-TV Science | UNC-TV:How many episodes does UNC-TV Science | UNC-TV have?The podcast currently has 176 episodes available.