The Endangered Species Act has been one of the country’s most valuable environmental tools, but it faces new threats. As the law turns 50, we’re asking whether this “pit bull” of an environmental law, ...

A previously unknown species of wasp with an abdomen reminiscent of a Venus flytrap has been discovered in 99-million-year-old Kachin amber, and entomologists have never seen anything like it. While ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — CBS 17 is getting a first look at a prototype for one of North Carolina’s new license plate designs. Damon Waitt looking at Venus flytraps at the NC Botanical Garden (Chloe ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — CBS 17 is getting ...

There are thousands of different species of sea anemones in the ocean with some living as far deep as 32,000 feet. Anemones are marine invertebrates that are closely related to jellyfish. This ...

Of all the wild places across the globe, a 100-mile radius around Wilmington extending to Fayetteville is the only natural home to the Venus flytrap. This remarkable, carnivorous plant snaps its ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island has been combatting the invasive Spotted Lanternfly species for a few years. Homeowners have taken the fight to the insects with swatters, boots, and even ...

Some of the most bizarre lifeforms on Earth lurk in the deeper realms of the ocean. There was so little known about one of these creatures that it took 20 years just to figure out what exactly it was.

Our state legislature’s unwillingness to work across the aisle has once again bled into the everyday lives of North Carolina residents. This time, the seeds of unrest come from the North Carolina ...