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Fueled by Artificial Intelligence, Wildlife Insights provides access to over 4.5 million camera trap records Today, conservation organizations released over 4.5 million camera trap records as a part of Wildlife Insights, a groundbreaking cloud platform that provides vital, near real-time information about the wildlife populations across the globe. Camera traps are used worldwide, snapping thousands… Read More >

Winter is a tough time for a lot of animals, but especially for birds, who tend to remain exposed to the elements throughout the year. So, what are our resident North Carolina birds finding for food as autumn yields to winter? Wild Raisin (Viburnum nudum) The berries of wild raisins appear in fall, but persist… Read More >

Paleontology Exhibit Feature #1 Willo, the Thescelosaurus in the Prehistoric North Carolina Exhibit (Nature Exploration Center, 3rd Floor) by Lindsay Zanno, Ph.D., Head of Paleontology Why it matters Thescelosaurus was one of the last dinosaurs to live prior to the mass extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous that killed off three of every… Read More >

Raleigh, N.C.—The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) has named Eric Dorfman as its next museum director. Currently the director of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Powdermill Nature Reserve in Pittsburgh, he will join the museum in early 2020. Dorfman’s appointment follows an extensive national search led by a search committee chaired… Read More >

(RALEIGH, N.C.) — The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Nature Art Gallery presents “Vibrant Nature,” artwork by Karin Neuvirth. The show runs Dec. 6 through Jan. 26, with a Gallery reception Saturday, Dec. 7, 2–4 p.m. All exhibited art is for sale. Visual artist Karin Neuvirth grew up on a farm in southern Minnesota… Read More >