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As a child she liked to just “go sit in the woods.” Her mother enrolled her in the Girl Scouts in third grade, where she was able to go camping, fishing and hiking. For Adrienne Lambert, this was the first time in her young life that she could really be in and learn about nature…. Read More >

Cascade frogs are named so because of their preference for small waterfalls or cascades in flowing hill streams. A team of researchers from Delhi University, along with biologists from the Wildlife Institute of India and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences herpetologist Bryan Stuart, have discovered a new species of cascade frog in Arunachal Pradesh,… Read More >

Rats have been hitching a ride with humans around the globe for so long, it’s easy to forget that in most places they are an invasive species. These clever, voracious vermin have staked their claim on cities across six continents, but in some parts of the world, there’s a push to reclaim key places from… Read More >

Inspired by their love of the natural sciences and their interest in drones, the Museum’s Digital Media team, along with colleagues from across the Museum, came together to produce a virtuoso one-shot video tour. The video flies guests virtually through NCMNS, zipping through whale skeletons, encountering dinosaurs, catching glimpses of signature exhibits and seeing researchers… Read More >

Cicada Killer (Sphecius speciosus). Photo: Jeff Beane/NCMNS. By Colin A. Brammer, PhD, Coordinator of the Natural World Investigate Lab Late in the summer you may see sleek black and yellow creatures hovering over a patch of earth and possibly burrowing into it. Don’t worry! The Eastern Cicada Killer, Sphecius speciosus, is one of five species… Read More >