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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 >

RALEIGH — There’s nothing more frightening than a little boy’s nightmare … until that nightmare ends up inspiring one of the worst movies of all time. Don’t miss the cinematic disaster known as “Troll 2,” haunting the big screen at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on First Friday, April 1, 7 p.m. Be… Read More >

RALEIGH — Join WRAL chief meteorologist Greg Fishel as he discusses issues surrounding the topic of climate change alongside Dr. Katharine Hayhoe from Texas Tech University and Dr. Walter Robinson from North Carolina State University. This free presentation — held at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Thursday, April 7, 7–8:30 p.m. — will… Read More >