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“Chimps are a promiscuous species,” says Jennifer Ireland. And she should know. As Curator of Mammals for the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, she oversees one of the largest groups of chimpanzees housed in zoos in the country: 16 individuals ranging in age from 1.5 to 50 years old. Because the NC Zoo is an… Read More >

By Deb Bailey, co-coordinator of the Micro World iLab Recently a colleague told me that based on my interests I would qualify as a Renaissance man (if only I had lived during the Renaissance, and if only I were a man). My take on life has always been: anything any boy could do, I could… Read More >

  North Carolina has more salamanders than anywhere else in the United States. Now there’s one more to add to the list. New genetic testing has finally confirmed the Carolina Sandhills Salamander is a unique species. From UNC-TV Science.

Join the Museum for a special celebration of Women’s History Month and women in STEM. Throughout March, the Museum will spotlight some of the amazing women who help make our institution great, sharing their journeys and the women who helped pave the way. Jessica Andreasen: Jane Goodall | Martha Fisk: Eugenie Clark | Jess Wackes:… Read More >

  Dr. Adrian Smith, Head of the Museum’s Evolutionary Biology & Behavior Research Lab, has posted a new video showing off-water jumps of the semi-aquatic collembola Sminthurides aquaticus and solid ground jumps of Dicyrtomina minuta captured in slow motion video, filming at speeds over 73,000 frames per second! These animals are fast and incredible! The image… Read More >