NEWS

RALEIGH — NASA’s Destination Station is coming to Raleigh! On Friday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., visitors to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will be able to explore NASA’s amazing Driven to Explore trailer. This mobile, multi-media exhibit immerses visitors in the story of NASA and the International Space Station,… Read More >

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Nature Art Gallery presents “A Personal Look at Nature” by Nancy Nieves, First Friday, May 6 through Monday, May 30. Nieves will attend a Gallery reception in her honor opening night. A native of New York, Nieves attended the High School of Music and Art in… Read More >

RALEIGH — Some say “All good things must come to an end” and so A/V Geeks will end their 15-year run of showing horror/monster/sci-fi/goofy films at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on First Friday, May 6. Join us for this final celebration with a look back at all the fun we’ve had —… Read More >

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 >