Rapid loss of beaches on Pritchards Island makes it difficult for nesting sea turtles to find a place for their eggs.

Year of North Carolina'. In an effort to celebrate the state's character, lawmakers decided to celebrate all existing state symbols, instead of introducing new ones this year. State symbols must be ...

The founder of the Cary company behind Fortnite tells The News & Observer about his past, current, and future conservation ...

The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded last November’s election to Democratic incumbent ...

Senator Bobby Hanig’s Senate Bill 20 would make the intentional release of balloons illegal, with a fine of $250 per balloon ...

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher has provided the community with tips on how to protect sea turtles during their ...

The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission has changed an oceanfront development rule to allow wheat straw bales be used under certain conditions as an alternative to sand fencing to try and fend ...

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is funding the Coastal Land Trust’s purchase of the land, which will allow Audubon North Carolina to continue to manage the birds and turtles that live on the island.

This year, the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center’s stranding response team responded to 77 cold-stunned sea turtles ...

As sea turtle nesting season kicks off in May, the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (NCAFF) is spotlighting the critical role everyone can play in nurturing hatchlings and preserving this ...

We've rounded up a dozen of North Carolina's best beaches — as decided by readers — from the northern Outer Banks to Sunset ...

McCrary, a Wilmington-born scientist, was a professor of biology at UNCW from 1969 until her retirement in 1990. Her ...