NC DNCR Secretary Reid Wilson gives remarks at the opening of the NC Science Trail at Prairie Ridge Ecostation.

NC Science Trail offers hands-on learning at 60 sites

April 14, 2023

By Rick Armstrong, WRAL photojournalist RALEIGH, N.C. — Tuesday was the launch of the NC Science Trail, a year-round digital guidebook to the state’s science adventures. The purpose is to spark science exploration across the state. Right in the heart of busy west Raleigh are 42 acres is Prairie Ridge Ecostation part of the statewide… Read More >


Triangle SciTech Expo

Robots and stomp rockets abound as Museum hosts Triangle SciTech Expo April 22

April 13, 2023

[RALEIGH, N.C.] — Do you like stomp rockets, robots, 3D printing, solar observing, drones and computer vision? Then Triangle SciTech Expo is the event for you. Visit the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh on Saturday, April 22, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and immerse yourself in the excitement of STEM (Science,… Read More >


Deep-sea shrimp spewing bioluminescent fluid.

‘Art Meets Science in the Open Sea’ presentation at NC Museum of Natural Sciences April 13

April 11, 2023

Photo: Sönke Johnsen. [RALEIGH, N.C.] – Be amazed by the diversity and uniqueness of ocean life in a photographic tour of the oceans’ wildest inhabitants with Duke Professor Sönke Johnsen. With “Art Meets Science in the Open Sea” – held at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on Thursday, April 13 at 7 p.m…. Read More >


The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission, from left to right, NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch and Victor Glover, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman. Photo: NASA

‘We’re Headed for the Moon’

April 6, 2023

Three-time NC State graduate Christina Koch has been selected as one of four crew members for NASA’s Artemis II and will become the first woman to fly to and around the moon. The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission, from left to right, NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch and Victor Glover, Canadian Space Agency astronaut… Read More >


Specimens are shown inside the Naturalist Center in the Museum before the temporary closure to the public for exhibit construction.

Museum’s “Ask a Naturalist” takes nature-based questions

March 29, 2023

Specimens are shown inside the Naturalist Center in the Museum before the temporary closure to the public for exhibit construction. Photo: Karen Swain/NCMNS. March 28, 2023 by Jennifer Allen, Coastal Review The Naturalist Center in the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh currently is closed to the public during construction of a new… Read More >