The Carolina Ghost Hunt
April 13, 2022
Piedmont Ghost Firefly male. Photo: Matt Bertone. Jerry Reynolds, Head of Outreach Chris Goforth, Head of Citizen Science Want to go on a ghost hunt? Well, now’s your chance! You may recall reading the Nature Now blog on Ghost Hunting from June of last year. To summarize last year’s ghost hunt, we were searching for… Read More >
Join the City Nature Challenge, April 29-May 2, 2022
April 12, 2022
If you walked out your door right now, how many species do you think you could observe? 5? 10? 20? It’s likely far more than you’d expect — and we have a great opportunity that can help you find out! The City Nature Challenge is an international, biodiversity-focused citizen science event that runs April 29… Read More >
From live alligators to DIY steamboats, Museum hosts Triangle SciTech Expo April 23
[RALEIGH, N.C.] — Make your own candle-powered steamboat, watch robots tackle the monkey bar challenge, and meet live “animal architects,” including an American alligator and a curly hair tarantula, that design and build their own homes. Join us for Triangle SciTech Expo — the first in-person event in over two years at the North Carolina… Read More >
Zanno wins NC State outstanding mentor award
April 7, 2022
Lindsay Zanno (center) and colleague Ryan Tucker (center left) with current and former NCSU graduate students from left to right: Haviv Avrahami, Jens Kosch, Evan Jevnikar, Alison Moyer. Museum Head of Paleontology Lindsay Zanno has received the 2021 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award in the Biological and Life Sciences category from NC State Graduate School…. Read More >
New Video: How Aquatic Insects Can Help Fight Pollution
April 4, 2022
From Dr. Adrian Smith, Head of the Museum’s Evolutionary Biology & Behavior Lab: “Did you know that describing new species of aquatic insects, like stoneflies, can help monitor freshwater pollution levels? I didn’t. But I spent a few days with some researchers learning about their work and how the entomology has an extraordinary mix of… Read More >