Dr. Lily Hughes with a sharptail mola recovered from North Topsail Beach. The fish is lying in a blue pool.

Big fish tale: 450-pound sharptail mola washed up on North Topsail Beach

December 13, 2022

Dr. Lily Hughes with the sharptail mola recovered last week. Photo: Gabriela Hogue/NCMNS. An unusual find last week along the eastern North Carolina coast has captured the fascination of many, and, in particular, ichthyologists with N.C. State and a North Carolina museum. Lily Hughes with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences studies the evolution… Read More >


YES Resilience: SEE Solutions participants, courtesy of UNC-CH Institute for the Environment

NCMNS and UNC’s Institute for the Environment continue youth climate program partnership after $2.3 million NSF award

November 17, 2022

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.

A Fungus Among Us: Celebrate Darwin Day at NC Museum of Natural Sciences Nov. 12

November 1, 2022

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

Meet Myles de Bastion, our STEAM Keynote Speaker

October 11, 2022

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 >


BugFest 2022

BugFest is back and buggier than ever! In person at NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Sept. 17

September 8, 2022

(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 >