NEWS

A recent “news story” falsely reports an account of the recreation of a Tyrannosaurus rex embryo in the Paleontology Research Lab of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. This story is a complete fabrication and the personnel cited in the report are, as far as we can tell, made up. For accurate information regarding dinosaur… Read More >

Animal extinctions can often have complex effects on the overall structure of forest ecosystems. Using modern genetic tools and museum specimens from both living and fossil species, a team led by researchers at Yale University, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Duke University, Pennsylvania State University, the New York Botanical Garden, and Hunter College… Read More >

RALEIGH — Would you like to control a basketball-playing robot on a drive to the hoop? Do you want to understand the science behind super balls, or see what an animal architect looks like? Discover all this and more when the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts Triangle SciTech Expo, Saturday, April 23, 9… Read More >

Presentation followed by book sale and signing of Trull’s “Slothlove,” plus Living Conservatory tour RALEIGH — In recent years the world has fallen in love with sloths. Their sleepy rise to fame has led to appearances in children’s movies, on t-shirts and on social media, but one woman in particular knows all too well how… Read More >

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Nature Art Gallery presents, “Another Point of View,” paintings by Amanda Charest, Friday, April 1 through Sunday, May 1. There will be a First Friday Gallery reception on Friday, April 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the artist’s honor. Charest will be in attendance. Charest… Read More >