NEWS

By Devyn Barron, NCMNS Summer Intern and facilitated by Jess Wackes, PR & Marketing Coordinator Landfills are contributing to the Climate Crisis. Our waste, unless otherwise recycled or composted, is sent to a landfill. Once a landfill has been filled it is sealed and typically turned into parks. However, sealing a landfill means that there… Read More >

Community advocates, activists, and scientists will come together to answer the public’s questions after a screening of the WRAL documentary “New Trouble on the Neuse” hosted by Bill Leslie, Thursday, August 29 at 7:00 p.m. at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. Free. “New Trouble on the Neuse” comes almost 30 years after reporter Bill… Read More >

(RALEIGH, N.C.) — The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Nature Art Gallery presents “Lift,” artwork by Salisbury-based Ingrid Erickson. The show runs September 6–29, with a Gallery reception Saturday, Sept. 7, 2-4 p.m. All exhibited art is for sale. Erickson’s work in cut paper reflects the intersection of art and science. She explores the… Read More >

By Chris Goforth, Head of Citizen Science, and Jess Wackes, PR & Marketing Coordinator As the end of summer quickly approaches, you may begin to notice more and more butterflies as we head into fall. One you’ll encounter in North Carolina this time of year is the Pipevine Swallowtail! Chris Goforth, Head of Citizen Science… Read More >

by Mackenzie Glover, Prairie Ridge Summer Intern, and facilitated by Jess Wackes, PR & Marketing Coordinator “This summer, I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to be an intern at Prairie Ridge Ecostation, the ‘backyard’ of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. This internship was everything I could have wanted and more. The… Read More >