Raleigh native Lee Mims featured at Museum’s Nature Art Gallery in November
October 25, 2019
Detail of “Milky Way Crane” by Lee Mims. (RALEIGH, N.C.) — The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Nature Art Gallery presents “Beyond Nature: From a Different Point of View,” artwork by Lee Mims. The show runs Nov. 1–24, with a Gallery reception Saturday, Nov. 2, 2–4 p.m. All exhibited art is for sale. Mims… Read More >
5 Staff Favorites at the Museum, NRC Edition
October 24, 2019
by Jon Pishney, Head of Communications. Facilitated by Jess Wackes, PR & Marketing Coordinator. Photos by Karen Swain, Web Editor. More times than I can tell, I’ve heard visitors say that our Museum is so big they can’t see everything in one day. I’ve been working here 16 years and I still run across things… Read More >
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 >