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Patrick Treuthardt, Assistant Head of the Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab, collaborated with a group (Supercluster.com) to produce a short documentary video about his citizen science project, Spiral Graph. The goal of Spiral Graph is to measure the winding of spiral arms in galaxies, a parameter known as spiral arm pitch angle. Pitch angle has… Read More >

From The New York Times Magazine: “An ambitious new system will track scores of species from space — shedding light, scientists hope, on the lingering mysteries of animal movement.” The Head of the Museum’s Biodiversity Lab, Roland Kays, played a key part in the system’s early development. Read the article here

By Jerry Reynolds, Head of Outreach Massive root base of American Beech tree. The American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) is one of my favorite trees in the winter forest landscape. The American Beech is a magnificent tree year-round, but it really stands out from the crowd during the cold winter months. As you might guess by… Read More >

The Mammal Conservation Research Intern, through the Conservation Trust of North Carolina (CTNC), will help manage, grow and survey the NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ mammal collection and assist with wild mammal surveys in the Greater Triangle area and broadly across North Carolina. This internship position involves working on various projects taking place within the… Read More >

[RALEIGH, NC] – This year, we invite you to see the big picture … of the Universe! Join educators and scientists from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, along with members of the Raleigh Astronomy Club and NASA, to explore everything from kids crafts and activities to live chats with scientists and even a… Read More >