NEWS

“Many amateurs in malacology are doing a good job and working with professionals in museums or universities,” says Art Bogan, the Museum’s Research Curator of Mollusks. “However, there is a problem in systematics with amateurs describing a large number of new species that are in fact not new.” In a paper published April 26, Bogan… Read More >

The Museum has hosted birthday parties for over 20 years, providing an opportunity for friends and family to gather and make memories celebrating a beloved child’s birthday while also learning about the natural world. When, due to the pandemic, the Museum had to close and prohibit all in-person programming, we had to cancel 30 birthday parties. We knew that all of these… Read More >

By Jerry Reynolds, Head of Outreach and Dandelion Seed Dispersal Talking politics in a mixed crowd can stir up some strong opinions and make for lively discussions. Bringing up the dandelion in a mixed crowd can stir up similarly strong opinions and perennial arguments. What’s so divisive about such an innocent-looking plant that has people… Read More >

By Kristen Fontana, Science Communications Intern, NCMNS Whiteville Beautiful Murals Celebrate Native Butterflies The Museum’s Whiteville location is making a splash — or, flutter, rather — via their new native butterfly murals, which sparked an entire Whiteville Butterfly Trail throughout downtown Whiteville. The Museum made a literal “butterfly effect” in town. Whiteville Head, Dr. Shelby… Read More >

The Dueling Dinosaurs is featured in the latest edition of Walter magazine telling the story of the fossil’s journey from the Hell Creek Formation in Montana to our Museum! Check out this excerpt featuring Dr. Lindsay Zanno below: “The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts over a million visitors in a normal year within… Read More >