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Machine Learning Predicts Highest-Risk Groundwater Sites to Improve Water Quality Monitoring

Harnessing Data for Decision-Making

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Apr 29, 2025

How Do I Protect Myself Against Ticks? Prevention and Removal Tips

Learn how ticks spread diseases, why tick bites are dangerous, and effective methods to prevent and remove ticks safely. 
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Apr 24, 2025

Could Self-Driving Labs Lead to a New Era of Scientific Research?

How a new approach to research could expedite work on sustainable energy, emerging diseases and other global challenges. 
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Apr 21, 2025

How Can I Prevent Mosquito Bites? Effective Prevention Tips

Learn why mosquitoes bite, why mosquito bites itch, and the best methods to prevent mosquito bites and protect yourself outdoors. 
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Apr 15, 2025

Experts Predict 12 to 15 Named Storms This Hurricane Season

Expect an average hurricane season this year, according to NC State experts. 
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Apr 15, 2025

Study Finds Flaws in Tools Used to Enforce Online Ad Standards

Researchers have identified significant design flaws in the rules ad-blocking browser extensions use to enforce acceptable ad standards. 
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Apr 14, 2025

How Can I Protect My Home From Carpenter Bees?

Learn why carpenter bees drill into wood, how to identify their nests, and methods for protecting your home from carpenter bee damage. 
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Apr 8, 2025

How Do I Get Rid of Cockroaches?

Learn why roaches infest homes, how quickly they breed, and effective ways to address cockroach problems. 
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Apr 4, 2025

Milliken Naming Investment Fuels NC State Research in the Textile Protection and Comfort Center

A new $1.5 million investment from Milliken & Company will further elevate groundbreaking research at NC State’s Textile Protection and Comfort Center. 
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Mar 10, 2025

New Technique Overcomes Spurious Correlations Problem in AI

Researchers have discovered that learned spurious correlations in AI can be traced to a very small subset of the training data and have demonstrated a technique that overcomes the problem. 
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Feb 27, 2025

Study Finds Support for Solar Energy Has Become Politically Polarized

While public support for solar energy remains high, that support declined significantly from 2016 to 2022. 
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Feb 20, 2025

New Technique Aims to Make Food Deliveries More Efficient

The technique develops optimized delivery routes to make food delivery faster and more fuel efficient. 
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Jan 29, 2025

Study Sheds Light on How to Encourage Condom Use Among Teens

The study finds that simply having knowledge about safer sex practices is not enough to encourage condom use. 
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Jan 28, 2025

Understanding How Companies (Sometimes) Inadvertently Pay Less in Taxes

A new study highlights the fact that many companies unintentionally avoid paying taxes and outlines why this is important for observers to keep in mind. 
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Nov 20, 2024

Garden Produce Grown Near Fayetteville Works Fluorochemical Plant Contains GenX, Other PFAS

New study indicates that diet, in addition to drinking water, can be an important human exposure pathway for PFAS. 
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Nov 12, 2024

Machine Learning Predicts Highest-Risk Groundwater Sites to Improve Water Quality Monitoring

The new tool allows regulators and public health authorities to prioritize specific aquifers for water quality testing.