The lake is closed for the season, officials say. But the town of Lake Lure is open. And they are ready for visitors to come ...

As Tropical Storm Helen dumped more than 20 inches of rain into the Lake Lure watershed, how did the town's nearly century ...

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Without pollinators, we wouldn’t have one out of every three bites of food we eat. That’s because about 35 percent of the ...

Have you ever walked through a garden on a warm night, unaware that tiny, winged mammals are silently working above your head ...