NEWS

(RALEIGH, N.C.) — Once ordinary animals, four turtles and a rat mutate into intelligent creatures after coming into contact with a toxic waste called Ooze. Now extraordinary, the walking, talking, pizza-loving creatures emerge from the New York sewer system they called home to fight off a gang of criminal ninjas. That’s right. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”… Read More >

Did you know pollinators provide roughly one-third of all food and beverages we consume? There are many things you can do to defend bees, butterflies, beetles and other pollinators by planting a hospitable garden. Worldwide, approximately 1,000 plants grown for food, beverages, fibers, spices and medicines must be pollinated by animals like bees, butterflies and… Read More >

(RALEIGH, N.C.) — The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Nature Art Gallery presents “Feathers and Fluff,” artwork by Dottie Shaftner. The show runs April 5-28, with a Gallery reception Saturday, April 6, 2-4 p.m. All exhibited art is for sale. Shaftner’s work reflects her love of nature and its beauty. “Drawing and painting is… Read More >

Coyotes eat deer, but not enough to limit the deer population at a large scale. A new study of deer numbers across the eastern United States has found that the arrival and establishment of coyote predators has not caused the number of deer harvested by hunters to decline.  “With wolves and cougars extinct in… Read More >

RALEIGH, N.C. — This March, take a deep dive into the world of toads, from the diminutive oak toad to the aptly named spadefoot toad, a uniquely adapted resident of the Southwest US deserts. Visitors can come face-to-face with a menagerie of reptiles and amphibians from North Carolina and around the world at the North… Read More >