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The holiday season is a time for excitement! Families and friends come together to express gratitude for relationships shared all year long. With holiday travel plans, coordinating schedules, finding gifts, and everything else (whew!), there’s a lot to think about. One thing you can count on is an engaging, entertaining visit to the North Carolina… Read More >

(RALEIGH, N.C.) — Billy Peltzer has a nice home, a nice job, a nice girl. And loving parents who are about to give him the most unusual gift he ever got. But there are a few things to keep in mind. If you expose it to the light, you may hurt it. If you get… Read More >

by Michael Moore, former Intern, John Connors, former Naturalist Center Coordinator, and Jessica Wackes, PR and Marketing Coordinator. If someone calls you a turkey, it’s time to take it as a compliment! Photo by Melissa Dowland. Turkey time, but why? It’s turkey season. The fowl known for feeding families and friends at annual gatherings may… Read More >

The frequent presence of leeches with a hidden lifestyle in the mantle cavity of freshwater mussels has been recorded since the second half of the 19th century. Yet this was, until now, regarded as an accidental phenomenon. Recent research not only reveals seven mussel-associated leech species new to science, but also shows that their association… Read More >

(RALEIGH, N.C.) — Learn about famed naturalist Charles Darwin, take a closer look at his theories and their impact on modern science, and meet some of the scientists who are continuing his work when the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts Darwin Day on Saturday, Nov. 9, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. In addition to presentations… Read More >