NEWS

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 >

[RALEIGH, N.C.] – The refurbished WRAL 3D Theater at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences re-opens to the public on Friday, August 13. Four short nature films are on the schedule for showings Friday through Sunday, including old favorites “Tiny Giants” and “Great White Shark,” as well as new offerings “Incredible Predators” and “Volcanoes.”… Read More >

Dr. Adrian Smith, Head of the Museum’s Evolutionary Biology & Behavior Research Lab, has posted a new video showing off seven moths flying in slow motion. To quote Dr. Smith, “Whose day isn’t gonna be better after watching a pink and yellow Rosy Maple Moth fly in super-slow motion?” Take-off flight sequences captured at 6,000… Read More >