Gimme Six! Researchers Discover Aye-Aye’s Extra Finger
October 22, 2019
Aye aye. Click on image to enlarge. Photo: David Haring/Duke Lemur Center. https://news.ncsu.edu/2019/10/aye-aye-extra-finger/
Jewel Mudbug: New Species of Burrowing Crayfish Identified
October 17, 2019
Raleigh, N.C. – A collaboration between the Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity (OSUMC) and The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) has led to the identification of a new species of crayfish in the southeastern United States. Meet Lacunicambarus dalyae, or the jewel mudbug, a large, colorful burrowing crayfish found throughout Alabama, Florida,… Read More >
Help the Monarch Butterflies! Here’s How.
By Chris Goforth, Head of Citizen Science, and Morgan Gilbert, former NCMNS Intern. Facilitated by Jess Wackes, PR & Marketing Coordinator. Monarch butterflies are iconic and easily recognized residents of the Americas. They are widely distributed across North America, from Mexico northwards to southern Canada, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts. What’s special… Read More >
A Fiery Passion: My Experience with Prescribed Burning
October 10, 2019
By Erin Apple, NCMNS Educator, and facilitated by Jess Wackes, PR & Marketing Coordinator Like most Americans, I was raised with the classic narrative to “prevent fires at all costs.” While this is sound advice for protecting human property in the short term, many of our threatened and endangered species and southeastern ecosystems depend… Read More >
Wake Forest teacher Sara Roberts featured at Museum’s Nature Art Gallery in October
October 8, 2019
(RALEIGH, N.C.) — The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Nature Art Gallery presents “Hidden Treasures,” artwork by Sara Roberts. The show runs Oct. 4–27, with a Gallery reception Saturday, Oct. 5, 2–4 p.m. All exhibited art is for sale. Roberts grew up in Franklin, North Carolina, just west of Asheville. She spent most of… Read More >