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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 >

The winning photograph of the 2020 Wildlife in North Carolina Photo Competition was this common grackle taken by Matt Cuda of Tobaccoville with his Sony Alpha a7 III. The photo is featured on the cover of the January/February 2021 WINC issue. RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission revealed the winner of the 2020… Read More >

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 >