Join popular science writer Rob Dunn for a lecture based on his new book, “The Wild Life of Our Bodies: Predators, Parasites, and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today.”
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June 2, 2011 - 8:00am
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May 16, 2011 - 2:57pmThe Museum was awarded a $50,000 grant from Time Warner Cable on Sunday. The two-year grant will help to support the Museum’s Girls in Science program, which serves nearly 200 sixth and seventh grade girls by providing hands-on activities in the natural sciences through special projects, activities at site-based clubs for girls.
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May 13, 2011 - 5:04pmSee an actual size replica of the new Mars Rover 'Curiosity' and meet Astronaut Jose Hernandez at NCMNS Astronomy Days, May 21-22
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May 6, 2011 - 12:34pmMary Ann Brittain is not only an outstanding science educator with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, she is now a recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of the most prestigious awards bestowed by the Governor of North Carolina.
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April 21, 2011 - 12:13pmIn April, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ educator Bob Alderink was honored as the Outstanding Informal Educator in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education by the North Carolina Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center. In its 10-year history, this is the first year the Center has honored an informal educator.
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April 12, 2011 - 11:12amOn Saturday, April 16, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh holds its 4th annual Planet Earth Celebration. This year, the Museum will be hosting a special presentation, “The Military Goes Green: Cutting Back on Fossil Fuels to Save Lives and Billions of Dollars,” at 1pm in the main auditorium.
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April 8, 2011 - 8:00amThe fourth annual Planet Earth Celebration will be held on Saturday, April, 16, 2011. The free public event will take place in and around the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences and at the State Capitol grounds from 11 am to 5 pm, come rain or shine, in downtown Raleigh.
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April 7, 2011 - 3:40pmHear the amazing story of Darwin’s finches when legendary evolutionary biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant present highlights of their life’s work on Monday, April 11 at 7 pm.
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April 5, 2011 - 4:33pmWe know more about the creatures of the sea than we do our own belly buttons, but thanks to the Belly Button Biodiversity project, you can find out what’s living inside of yours!
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April 4, 2011 - 4:01pmDr Christopher Tacker, Museum curator of geology, is visiting and blogging from the island of Montserrat.
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