This week on SciTech Now North Carolina, see how hearing loss can become a risk factor for dementia. We take a look at the MURDOCK study, which tracks the health of North Carolinians for decades. See how the future of cancer treatment could be in precision strikes. Finally we chat with a futurist about visions for the tomorrow of technology.

This week on SciTech Now North Carolina, predicting the future! See how researchers are learning to predict where dangerous lightning strikes will happen. We visit the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville to learn about the patterns of climate. See how research in Antarctica can teach us about North Carolina's ocean. Finally we get deep into the science of sea level rise.

This week on SciTech Now North Carolina: sea creatures! See how the longest-running shark survey in the nation is helping to track North Carolina's sharks. We visit a company using the natural design of shark skin to fight bacteria. See how belugas can indicate the health of the St. Lawrence River. Finally before offshore wind energy takes off, scientists check on the life that could be affected.

This week on SciTech Now North Carolina, we investigate rip currents, a common and sometimes dangerous condition at the beach. See how virtual reality cam help veterans with PTSD learn to confront it in a safe environment. Learn the science of invisibility and meet the researchers making it happen. Finally, we dive into the science of badminton!

This week on SciTech Now North Carolina, plants! See how gardens can provide more than flowers and vegetables, they can provide healing. We go to the front lines of the battle to save North Carolina's hemlock trees. How do you measure the health of an oak forest? Go nuts counting acorns! Finally we visit an ocean forest where many sea creatures start their lives.

This week on SciTech Now North Carolina, we dive in to black sea bass and how where they spawn can be the key to preserving them. See how citizen scientists are helping to save possibly the largest organism on earth. We ask a scientist about how we could colonize our solar system. Finally, see how monkeys and an engineered virus could one day restore color to the colorblind.

This week on SciTech Now North Carolina, bees! Why do we need them and what is being done to save them? Check out the small creature that singlehandedly manages insects in the Western part of the state. Who needs Disney? We have our own sensational singing mice. Finally, meet the educator who ties hip-hop to STEM education and see how relatable science is good classroom science.

This week, we investigate genetically modified crops. See how and why they're made and what different people think about them. We also dive into natural microbial options to protect our crops from pests. Finally we wrap up our three part series on learning STEM by playing outside!

This week on SciTech Now North Carolina, we're going for a new perspective. First, we double-dip on drones. See how Wake Forest University researchers are designing drones to map coal ash spills and how RTI researchers use them to track public health. See how coastal scientists are using every perspective available to them to map the NC coast. Finally we see more STEM education by playing outside.

This week on SciTech Now, we do a bit of traveling. We visit the NC Coast where each year you can see millions of birds during their migration. See how scientists track the NC state fish, the red drum, to learn about its habitat. We check in with the NC Science Festival about hands-on science. Finally, we get back outside with our Play Outside NC series.