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  • MUSEUM CLOSES @ 2 pm Saturday, November 13
    November 6, 2010 - 6:07pm
    The Museum of Natural Sciences will close at 2 pm Saturday, November 13 for the Brimley Ball, and will resume normal hours on Sunday the 14th.
  • From dinosaurs to giant penguins: Fossil Fair featured at Museum of Natural Sciences
    November 4, 2010 - 11:55am
    Take a giant step back … in time, as the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts Fossil Fair on Saturday, November 6, 9 am–5 pm. The state’s largest event dedicated to fossils and paleontology returns to the Museum for the first time in three years, and features dozens of displays, activities and presentations about fossils from North Carolina and around the world. Free.
  • NC Society of Goldsmiths bejewel Nature Art Gallery
    October 29, 2010 - 4:12pm
    The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Nature Art Gallery is hosting the NC Society of Goldsmiths this fall with an exhibit titled Handcrafted Adornments. Fifteen members will exhibit approximately 90 one-of-a-kind pieces November 5-28. A reception to celebrate the opening will be held 6:30-8:30pm on First Friday, November 5.
  • First Friday: King Dinosaur
    October 21, 2010 - 1:27pm
    What happens when four romantically inclined scientists are sent to explore a new planet (Nova) that has moved into Earth’s solar system? Well, let’s just say there’s never been a thrill like this!
  • Museum presents programs at State Fair
    October 15, 2010 - 12:52pm
    The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and the Apex High School Robotics Teams will lead demonstrations at the Time Warner Cable – News 14 Carolina booth next to J.S. Dorton Arena to engage students and their families in the importance of STEM.
  • Director of Education named Environmental Educator of the Year
    October 12, 2010 - 3:52pm
    The Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC) have named Liz Baird Environmental Educator of the Year. EENC's mission is to promote excellence in professional development and facilitate networking opportunities, inspiring educators to create an environmentally literate citizenry.
  • Annual Natural History Halloween event; Saturday, October 30
    October 11, 2010 - 3:05pm
    Make crafts, enter a costume contest or check out “Animal Grossology” at Natural History Halloween at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
  • Fossilized giant penguin feathers reveal color, feather structure of ancient birds
    September 30, 2010 - 12:27pm
    A Museum and North Carolina State University researcher is part of a team that has discovered fossilized feathers from a giant penguin that lived near the Equator more than 36 million years ago. These feathery fossils reveal color patterns in an ancient extinct penguin species, and offer clues to how modern penguin feathers evolved.
  • Museum herpetologist Braswell quoted in Wall Street Journal
    September 8, 2010 - 4:09pm
    An article in today's Wall Street Journal about the US Geological Survey's annual frog and toad census features interviews with Museum herpetologist Dr. Alvin Braswell and biologists from NCSU and the NC Wildlife Resources Commission
  • Critter Cookoff kicks off BugFest 2010
    September 8, 2010 - 11:41am
    Local chefs square off in “Iron Chef” style cook-off to create dishes with a “mystery” aquatic bug, worms, and crickets

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