Dueling Dinosaurs move into the SECU DinoLab

Dueling Dinosaurs move into the SECU DinoLab

October 31, 2023

Welcome home to Raleigh’s newest residents. Yesterday the Dueling Dinosaur fossils were moved into the state-of-the-art SECU DinoLab where, during the next few years, you can follow along on a journey of scientific discovery. Opening in spring 2024. You’ll be able to walk through an active dinosaur research lab, see these iconic fossils up close… Read More >


Illustration of a male Bachman's warbler.

Bachman’s warbler, 20 other species declared newly extinct

October 25, 2023

Bachman’s warbler. Cropped lithograph from Audubon’s “The Birds of America.” Last week the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed 21 species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction. The list includes eight mussels, one bat and 10 birds. One of these birds, Bachman’s warbler, is native to the Carolinas and was last spotted in… Read More >


Dicynodont painting in the Prehistoric North Carolina Hall.

Sci NC: Science in the Dirt

October 16, 2023

Dr. Christian Kammerer, Research Head of Paleontology, was featured on the latest episode of Sci NC for his discovery and ongoing recovery of the first complete skeleton of a dicynodont anywhere in North America. The animal lived ~225 million years ago in what is now North Carolina’s Piedmont. Also making an appearance are Paleontology Collections… Read More >


Blue land crab on a vehicle wheel.

What the crab is that? Researchers ask public for help in tracking new arrival to NC coast

October 10, 2023

Blue land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) on a vehicle wheel. Photo: Delilah O’Leary. A non-native land crab that dwarfs the state’s native crab species has been spotted at the North Carolina coast. Now officials want the public’s help in tracking its impacts. Now researchers, teaming up with fellow scientists in South Carolina, want the public’s help… Read More >


Rhesus monkey pair.

What shapes your microbiome? It may not be what you think.

September 29, 2023

Pair of rhesus macaques. Photo: Lauren Brent. (RALEIGH, N.C.) – The skin is the largest organ of the human body and the main barrier against the external world. Microbes on the surface of the skin often work in symphony with host skin cells to mediate body odor and, more importantly, overall health. For example, the… Read More >