T. rex had a teenage growth spurt — but not all dinos did
November 30, 2020
CNN — Researchers have long known that the meat-eating Tyrannosaurus rex had a teenage growth spurt, gaining around 35 to 45 pounds per week, to reach its colossal size. But up until now, it hasn’t been clear whether all dinosaurs shared this growth pattern. Was a T. rex-style period of extreme growth the only way… Read More >
NC Museum of Natural Sciences establishing two new branches in Pitt County
November 24, 2020
The new NC Museum of Natural Sciences at Contentnea Creek is a 400-acre outdoor learning center in Grifton. Raleigh, N.C. – Through an innovative partnership between the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and A Time for Science, the Museum is establishing two new branches in Pitt County. The NC Museum of Natural Sciences at… Read More >
Nature Now! Liking Lichens
November 19, 2020
Pixie cups: a type of squamulose lichen. I like lichens! Anybody who has been on a hike with me knows that. I am quick to fall on my hands and knees to marvel at some lichen along the trail that most people would walk by and never see. I am not so quick to get… Read More >
What’s THAT? Ask a Naturalist!
November 18, 2020
Eastern Box Turtle | Rat-tailed Maggot | Batfish | Mystery Crystals | Glowworms | Pokeweed | Grass Carp Teeth | Eastern Dobsonfly | Armored Mudballs | Marine Bristle Worm | Black Widow Spiders | Clematis | Hawks at Your Birdfeeder | Fossil Shark Teeth | Copperhead vs. Ratsnake | Baby Orb Weaver Spiders | Hammerhead… Read More >
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences to receive the “Dueling Dinosaurs”
November 17, 2020
Artist’s rendering of battling tyrannosaurs and Triceratops horridus. Illustration: Anthony Hutchings. © Friends of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. Click image to enlarge. Museum will launch global paleontology education and research project featuring “America’s most spectacular fossil” [Raleigh, N.C. — Nov. 17, 2020] — The nonprofit organization Friends of the North Carolina Museum of… Read More >