NEWS

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 >

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 >

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 >

(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 >

by Chris Goforth, Head of Citizen Science, and edited by Jess Wackes, PR & Marketing Coordinator This year’s fall season has been unseasonably dry and hot, but signs of autumn are still on the horizon. Changing leaf color and different foliage are some of the most obvious indications of fall, and some species that live… Read More >