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Moros intrepidus. Illustration by Jorge Gonzalez. The Museum’s Head of Paleontology, Dr. Lindsay Zanno, and colleagues have won the Eighteenth International Award in Palaeontological Research (Paleonturology 20), for her paper describing the tiny tyrannosaur Moros intrepidus. The award is selected by jury through the Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis, Spain. The author team includes Museum and NCSU Postdoc Aurore… Read More >

“Love Nature: The Biophilia Podcast,” co-hosted by Museum Director and CEO Dr. Eric Dorfman and Museum Chief Veterinarian, Dr. Dan Dombrowski, centers around the Biophilia Hypothesis, which suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life. E.O. Wilson, who introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his 1984… Read More >

“The UNC Institute for the Environment recently received $319,000 to connect students and teachers in Northeastern North Carolina with field-based geoscience learning opportunities. Geoscience Teaching Outdoors in NC, also known as GET OUT in NC, will take advantage of the region’s unique coastal ecosystem and partnerships with nearby institutions.” “Partners in the region include the… Read More >

Goal is to boost access to rural students Local students and other residents needing high-speed WiFi have a new 24/7 option — the parking lot of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville. The “Park and Learn” project is part of a broader effort called NC Student Connect, which aims to provide internet… Read More >

11 incredible species in SLOW MOTION   Dr. Adrian Smith, Head of the Museum’s Evolutionary Biology & Behavior Research Lab, has posted a new video showing insect flight close up and in slow motion in 11 species, from the Acorn Weevil to the Spined Assassin Bug. Dr. Smith says, “Takeoff and flight sequences of insects spanning… Read More >