NEWS

Salinity and species distribution in the Mar Chiquita Lagoon under variable environmental conditions. Image: Yamila P. Cardoso. Summary – Lily C. Hughes, Ph.D., the Museum’s Curator of Ichthyology In Buenos Aires province, Argentina, the Mar Chiquita Coastal Lagoon is an estuary that has been designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve due to its rich biodiversity and… Read More >

By Dr. Rachel Smith, Head, Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab and Curator, Meteorites On August 25, 2020, over the Moroccan Sahara near the village of Tarda, a rock from space was seen as a blazing fireball falling to Earth. As it exploded, pieces of the rock that survived the journey – the Tarda meteorites –… Read More >

[RALEIGH, N.C.] – From the North Carolina Estuarium to the Highlands Biological Station, 55 science centers across the state have been awarded a total of $2.4 million in grants as part of the sixth year of the North Carolina Science Museums Grant Program. The program is one of the many ways that the State of… Read More >

Deja Perkins leading a birdwatching tour. Photo: Justin Cook. By Micah Beasley, PR & Marketing Coordinator To celebrate Black Birders Week (May 29–June 4, 2022) the Museum was happy to partner with urban ecologist and movement co-organizer Deja Perkins for bird walks at our Prairie Ridge location in Raleigh and this Saturday, June 4 at… Read More >

[RALEIGH] – The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences presents, “Rewiring the Biosphere: Ecosystem Collapse and Recovery after the Permian Mass Extinction,” Thursday, June 2 at 7 p.m. The worst mass extinction of all time occurred at the end of the Permian Period, around 252 million years ago. During this extinction, around 80% of species… Read More >