Shannon Bueker’s “Deer, Oh Dear” at science museum’s Nature Art Gallery in October
September 29, 2017
(RALEIGH, N.C.) — Chatham County artist Shannon Bueker has always drawn. “As a kid, there wasn’t any surface that was safe from me and my crayons.” Surfaces remain at risk. After earning a degree in studio art from the University of Texas she migrated to North Carolina, where for the past 24 years her… Read More >
Don’t breathe. Don’t look back. “Twister” touches down at Museum, September 29
September 19, 2017
(RALEIGH, N.C.) — There’s nothing more American than baseball, apple pie and … tornadoes? That’s right, the United States is the cyclone capitol of the world, with an average of 1,000 twisters touching down in the states each year. The second most tornado-prone country, Canada, records just 100 tornadoes each year. So, what makes tornadoes… Read More >
Museum hosts Internship Fair October 22
Looking for an internship? Visit the Internship Fair, Sunday, October 22, 1–4pm at the Nature Research Center. http://naturalsciences.org/calendar/event/internship-fair/
Contenders from Taverna Agora and Sullivan’s Steakhouse square off in BugFest Critter Cook-off 2017
September 13, 2017
(RALEIGH, N.C.) — The BugFest Critter Cook-off, the official start to BugFest, takes place on Friday, September 15 at 11 a.m. in the main building of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in the N.C. Treasures Hall (1st floor.) The Iron-Chef-style competition features two local chefs who will go “knife to knife” for the title… Read More >
Educator Open House at NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Sept. 21
September 11, 2017
(RALEIGH, N.C.) — Educators, have you ever wondered how estuaries breathe, and why fish sometimes can’t? Or wanted to learn what lives on your skin, and the cool adaptations that enable them to do so? Then you’re invited to visit the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on Thursday, September 21 from 5:30 to 8:30… Read More >