The doctoral candidate at Duke University is employing new whale-tagging technology to reveal highly detailed information about pilot whale hunting habits, answering old questions about the specifics of the species’ behavior.
Featured
Despite judge’s order, communities in 20 states still waiting
Coastal communities in line for announced federal storm resilience funding, which the administration pulled last year and that a judge last month ordered immediately and, permanently restored, are still wondering when the money will come.
Dare County begins America’s 250th commemoration
Dare A250, the county’s planning committee for America’s 250th, has begun celebrating with an interactive map and passport program that focuses on Dare’s contributions to the nation’s origins.
Resolve to make no more resolutions next year — just garden
If your New Year’s resolutions failed to last longer than the time it took to make them, try telling yourself you’re not going to garden next year.
Fort Raleigh closer to installing shoreline erosion protection
Both the National Park Service and state have comment periods open on an erosional control measure along the shoreline of the national historic site on Roanoke Island.
Thriving oyster colonies on living shorelines boost protection
While it’s not exactly “build it and they will come,” nature-based shoreline erosion-control structures such as living shorelines offer increased protection when they successfully attract and grow oysters.
Former Sea Grant Director BJ Copeland leaves coastal legacy
Dr. B.J. Copeland, 89, who died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, influenced coastal science and management in the state for decades.
Division OKs Corps’ request to pause state consistency review
The N.C. Division of Coastal Management has granted a request by the Corps of Engineers to indefinitely pause the division’s review of whether the proposed project conforms with state coastal management program laws, regulations and policies.
Raising awareness of Outer Banks history on Eastern Shore
Joan Collins shares how she is thrilled to have been invited by The Water’s Edge museum in Oxford, Maryland, to talk next month about her family’s deep ties to Roanoke Island and the U.S. Life-Saving Service.
NC State team develops simulation tool for offshore energy
North Carolina State University researchers have created a model that simulates wind, waves, tides and currents to help pinpoint areas best suited for various types of offshore energy generation.
No matter the choice of lures du jour, know-how reels ’em in
Plastic lures have been around for a long while and while the list of most popular constantly changes with improvements along the way, they’ve almost always caught fish — for those who know how to use them.
‘Smell of money’: Menhaden Chanteymen’s music still echoes
The last surviving member of the Menhaden Chanteymen of Beaufort’s former industry has died, but while “Fishtowne’s” processing plant and its associated aroma are in the past, the once-proud laborers’ work songs live on.
Harbor project may risk Orton, other Cape Fear historic sites
Advocates for and owners of historic sites near the North Carolina Port of Wilmington urge the state to object to a proposed federal project to deepen and widen the harbor to accommodate larger ships.
Confounding, confusing: Patience key at Manteo Marshes
The milelong hike around Manteo Marshes can be a birdwatcher’s joy — or not — so be patient because when it’s good, it’s spectacular.
Commission OKs advancing wastewater rules to public review
The public will soon be able to lodge their comments about proposed rules mandating that public sewer plants test their treated discharge into rivers, creeks and streams for three types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and a chemical solvent.
Wonderful winter weeds are here — whether loved or loathed
Winter is far from devoid of living plants, with all kinds of species thriving throughout, and this is also a good time to brush up on plant-identification skills because many winter weeds are edible, even much-hated kinds.
