NEWS

YES Resilience: SEE Solutions participants, courtesy of UNC-CH Institute for the Environment. The Center for Public Engagement with Science in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute for the Environment received the award for a new program focused on cultivating resilience to climate impacts, such as flooding and extreme heat, by educating and… Read More >

Yellow Brain Tremella, a jelly fungus. (RALEIGH, N.C.) — Spend the day learning about British naturalist Charles Darwin and what his theories of natural selection have done for the world of science, research and education when the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts Darwin Day, Saturday, November 12, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. In… Read More >

Myles de Bastion. Photo: Sam Gehrke. By Micah Beasley, PR & Marketing Coordinator The Museum is pleased to welcome Myles de Bastion as our keynote speaker for the 10th annual STEAM Career Showcase for Students with Disabilities this year. Myles is an artistic director, musician and creative-altruist who develops technology and art installations that enable… Read More >

(RALEIGH, N.C.) — For the first time in three years, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ largest annual event is back in person. BugFest, the largest one-day bug-centric event in the country, introduces Museum guests to a range of arthropods from North Carolina and around the world. Satisfy all your web weaving, wing flapping,… Read More >

By Greg Skupien, Curator of the Naturalist Center On Wednesday, August 10, staff and participants arrived on Topsail Beach on the Museum’s annual sea turtle trip. That evening we headed out to the beach and staked out our spots in front of a Loggerhead Sea Turtle nest that had been incubating for 63 days. The… Read More >