NEWS

Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) is a wonderful fern to enjoy during the Christmas holiday season. It is a common fern found in much of eastern North America. It loves the moist shaded slopes of woodlands, particularly along streams. It is one of our few evergreen ferns, making it easy to find and identify in the… Read More >

The Festive season is upon us. Many of us are busy hanging wreathes, decorating trees, and putting up mistletoe in doorways for that holiday smooch. If it’s Christmas you celebrate, most of our traditions go far further back than inflatable characters out of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer on the front lawn. And one thing that… Read More >

Visiting the public exhibits of NCMNS opens one’s eyes to thousands of natural history specimens—from butterfly chrysalises to a full blue whale skeleton. But did you know there are just as many specimens that go unseen to the public? Unknown to most is that there are many more in an unimposing tan building on the… Read More >

In 2016, Raleigh hosted a week-long conference devoted to wildlife research, management, and conservation. During a break, I went for a walk in the woods with a few friends including a visiting scientist from Australia. As we walked, we paused to look under rocks and rotten logs for salamanders. After a few tries, we found… Read More >

Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is pleased to announce the acquisition of “RACE: Are We So Different?,” an award-winning exhibit that debuted in North Carolina as a feature exhibition at the museum in 2017. Thanks to the generosity of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, the… Read More >