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RALEIGH — See all the weird and wonderful characters of make-believe! The fantastic crystal workroom of the happy elves! The fabulous realm of the candy-stick palaces! All are available for your viewing pleasure, when “Santa Claus” comes to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on First Friday, December 4, 7 p.m. This isn’t your… Read More >

RALEIGH — Coyotes are the most successful predator in the country. In the past few decades they have emigrated from the west to colonize all eastern forests, including those in North Carolina. How have they accomplished this feat so quickly and easily? Join mammalogist and coyote expert Roland Kays for a presentation on “Eastern Coyotes: Part Wolf, Part… Read More >

PaleoPalooza, the nation’s largest event dedicated to paleontology, comes to the Museum Saturday, November 14 RALEIGH — Got Dino fever? Well, you’re in luck! PaleoPalooza, the nation’s largest event dedicated to paleontology, will be held at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on Saturday, November 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Formerly known… Read More >

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 >

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 >