"Snake eye" by Anton Sorokin

“Snake Eye” plus 30 winning wildlife photos on display at NC Museum of Natural Sciences

May 20, 2019

(RALEIGH, N.C.) — Many people don’t like snakes. A few are ambivalent. And very few, like Anton Sorokin, truly like them. Sorokin, an East Carolina University graduate school student studying biology, said his favorite subjects when wielding his camera are reptiles and amphibians. This year, Sorokin captured top prize in the 2018 Wildlife in North… Read More >


Hatching P. megacephalum by Cris Hagen

Turtle Conservation Worth Shell-ebrating

May 16, 2019

By Jess Wackes, PR & Marketing Coordinator Among all the animals threatened by extinction, turtles appear on the endangered list incredibly often. Of the 365 known turtle species, including sea turtles, an astounding near-61 percent of turtle and tortoise species are listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered. Development and hunting by humans pose the… Read More >


Blue Corporal dragonfly at Prairie Ridge

Spring brings blue corporal dragonflies to NC

May 12, 2019

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 >


Adult Night: Art Dissected

From dinosaur roars to X-ray paintings, science museum hosts ‘Art Dissected’ May 10

May 1, 2019

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 >


Luna and the Dream Garden by deSerres.

Pittsboro artist Lauren deSerres featured at Museum’s Nature Art Gallery in May

April 29, 2019

(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 >