Museum to show winning films from 2015 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival

October 28, 2015

RALEIGH — From the “Monkey Kingdom” to the “Bat Man of Mexico,” the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences presents the best of the 2015 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, on Friday and Saturday, November 20 and 21. The Museum is the first venue to showcase the award-winning films from the 2015 Festival, considered the… Read More >


King Kong Escapes screenshot

King Kong battles his greatest foe, a Kong of Steel, only at the Museum of Natural Sciences

October 27, 2015

RALEIGH — King Kong! Mammoth! Behemoth! Goliath! As big as he is, the mightiest monster of all time is about to meet a colossal challenge … a thundering, 60-foot robot Kong of steel, creation of the evil Dr. Who, a criminal genius who stops at nothing. But you can stop and watch what happens when… Read More >


fossa (fosa)

Museum presentation looks at the mysterious fosa, Madagascar’s top predator

October 21, 2015

RALEIGH — Madagascar’s top predator, the cat-like fosa, finds life in the jungle increasingly difficult due to human expansion. Find out more about this elusive animal, its role at the top of the island’s food chain and efforts to save the species, when conservation scientist and National Geographic Explorer Dr. Luke Dollar presents “Predators, People… Read More >


Atlantic Puffin by Alex Dornburg

Museum ichthyologist assists with Tree of Life … for birds

October 7, 2015

Cardinals and woodpeckers evolved from a hawk-like ancestor and most of the world’s water birds also appear to be a close-knit group, indicating one avian lineage quickly adapted to aquatic environments after most of the dinosaurs died out at the end of the Cretaceous period. These are among hundreds of other stories that make up… Read More >


Nose & mouth of black German Shepherd dog

Find out how your dog’s nose works at Museum’s first “Extreme Mammals” presentation

September 28, 2015

RALEIGH — We know that dogs have an incredible sense of smell and that they are used to detect everything from narcotics to explosives and even some cancers, but few of us know how they do this. Join NC State University professor Dr. David Dorman for “How Your Dog’s Nose Works,” a presentation at the… Read More >