NEWS

(Raleigh, N.C.) – For families and visitors requiring special accommodations, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will stay open late to offer a quieter, sensory friendly evening Thursday, May 24, 5:30–8 p.m. Free. There will be plenty of fun activities, scientists and live animals, the featured exhibition “Mazes & Brain Games,” and much more…. Read More >

“Biological/Biomedical Sciences and Integrated Biosciences students at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) have an extra challenge to overcome to earn their graduate degrees: Successfully present scientific research at the SECU Daily Planet Theater inside the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences.” NCCU Press Release

(RALEIGH, N.C.) — The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Nature Art Gallery presents “Photographs of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park” by engineer-turned-photographer John Moore. The show runs May 4–27, with a Gallery reception Saturday, May 5, 2–4 p.m. All exhibited art is for sale. John Moore has lived in Charleston for 40 years…. Read More >

RALEIGH, N.C. — Test drive a robot, create your own “slime,” build a boat out of duct tape, or help recreate North Carolina using LEGOs. The possibilities are endless as you check out Triangle SciTech Expo at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and immerse yourself in the excitement of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering… Read More >

(RALEIGH, N.C.) — They say there’s nothing new under the sun. But under the ground … uhh. Welcome to the small, isolated town of Perfection, Nevada, where something has awakened under the surface. Quiet and deadly, the graboids have arrived, and you’ll only know they’re nearby when you feel the ground shake. Watch if you… Read More >