NEWS

By Chris Goforth, Head of Citizen Science, and Jess Wackes, PR & Marketing Coordinator Spring’s in full force, and life at our outdoor learning space, Prairie Ridge, is springing up too! Blue corporals are one of the earliest dragonflies to emerge and are often gone by late May or early June. These blue beauties add… Read More >

RALEIGH, N.C. — Want to learn how ballet dancers balance on their toes, see how scientific illustrators reconstruct animals from the past, or discover the secrets behind classic paintings using X-rays? On Friday evening, May 10, find out what happens when the layers of artistic expression are peeled back to reveal the science within as… Read More >

(RALEIGH, N.C.) — The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Nature Art Gallery presents “Garden Creatures of the Sun and Moon,” artwork by Lauren deSerres. The show runs May 3-26, with a Gallery reception Saturday, May 4, 2-4 p.m. All exhibited art is for sale. “Garden Creatures of the Sun and Moon” is a collection… Read More >

Want to help show the rest of the world just how amazing North Carolina’s citizen scientists are? Join the NC Museum of Natural Sciences for the City Nature Challenge! This competition pits several American cities against each other to see who can document the most biodiversity on the iNaturalist app over a 4-day period. We’re… Read More >

ABOVE: A citizen scientist’s camera trap captured this image of a coyote near a house in Raleigh, North Carolina. Image credit: eMammal Project. Bobcats, coyotes, foxes seek green spaces in the suburbs D’Lyn Ford, NC State News As growth makes neighborhoods more crowded for humans, it’s also concentrating carnivores like bobcats and coyotes into the… Read More >