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In February, USA Today ranked our Museum 3rd among the 10 best museums in the US that you can visit for free. “Always offering free general admission, the NC Museum of Natural Sciences allows visitors to explore the wonders of nature and science across two buildings of labs and exhibits. Guests of all ages will… Read More >

Authored by Tracey Peake, North Carolina State News. Utah was a hotbed of dinosaur diversity during the Late Cretaceous period, and paleontologists have the fossilized eggshells to prove it. Researchers led by former NC State Ph.D. student Josh Hedge uncovered six new types of eggshells from the Mussentuchit Member of Utah’s Cedar Mountain Formation. Three of… Read More >

In North Carolina’s Albemarle Peninsula, the last population of endangered red wolves — which total fewer than two dozen — roam freely in the wild. Despite the wolves’ ever elusive nature, some researchers have made it their mission to protect the precious species. Learn about “Red Wolf Resilience” in Our State magazine’s “North Carolina, Naturally”… Read More >

Get ready for lift off when the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts Astronomy Days, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 1-2, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Go on a celestial adventure that explores the wonders of the universe through technology, telescopes, engaging talks and a cluster of hands-on activities. Visitors are invited to safely look… Read More >

A new study finds that one of the hottest periods in Earth’s history may have driven lampreys apart – genetically speaking. The work could have implications for how aquatic species respond to our current changing climate. “Lampreys are simultaneously creepy and special – even though people tend to think of them as just tubes with… Read More >