Nature Research Center

121 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601 United States

919.707.9800

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May 2024

May 17

Endangered Species Day

May 17
11:00am - 12:30pm
May 22

Lunchtime Discovery: Everything You Need to Know to Garden for Wildlife in 2024

May 22
12:00pm - 1:00pm

June 2024

Jun 11

International Lynx Day

Jun 11
12:00pm - 12:30pm

July 2024

Jul 2

Are We Alone in the Universe?

Jul 2
12:00pm - 2:00pm

August 2024

Aug 9

Science TODAY

Aug 9
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Aug 16

Science TODAY

Aug 16
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Aug 22

Science TODAY

Aug 22
12:30pm - 1:00pm

September 2024

Sep 12

Science TODAY

Sep 12
12:30pm - 1:00pm

October 2024

Oct 2

Lunchtime Discovery: Let’s Talk About Pesticides

Oct 2
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Oct 19

Science Today: BATS

Oct 19
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Oct 19

Science Today: International Sloth Day

Oct 19
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Oct 23

Lunchtime Discovery: Plants, Rare Earth Elements, and Remediation – Oh My!

Oct 23
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Oct 30

Lunchtime Discovery with Derick Lugo, Author, Adventurer, and Host of the Unlikely Stories Podcast

Oct 30
12:00pm - 1:00pm

November 2024

Nov 20

Science Detectives: Computer Programming for Beginners

Nov 20
10:15am - 11:45am

December 2024

Dec 21

Science TODAY

Dec 21
1:00pm - 1:30pm

January 2025

Jan 8

Lunchtime Discovery: Shimmering Skies — Auroras in North Carolina

Jan 8
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Jan 18

From Wasteland to Wonder

Jan 18
11:00am - 12:00pm
Jan 22

CANCELLED: Science Detectives: 3D Modeling and Printing for Beginners

Jan 22
10:15am - 12:15pm
Jan 22

Lunchtime Discovery: Snakes of North Carolina

Jan 22
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Jan 23

Science TODAY

Jan 23
11:30am - 12:00pm
Jan 24

Science TODAY

Jan 24
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Jan 29

Lunchtime Discovery: Oh, the Places You’ll See!

Jan 29
12:00pm - 1:00pm

February 2025

Feb 4

Toxins in Your Food and How to Weigh Risk

Feb 4
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Feb 5

Lunchtime Discovery: Sustaining Forests and Family Legacies

Feb 5
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Feb 6

Science TODAY

Feb 6
11:30am - 12:00pm
Feb 12

Lunchtime Discovery: Success Stories of Black Advocates: Walnut Creek Wetland Park

Feb 12
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Feb 19

Science Detectives: Classification and Common Ancestry

Feb 19
10:15am - 11:15pm
Feb 26

Lunchtime Discovery: Gone with the Wind! Longleaf Pine Forests in North Carolina History

Feb 26
12:00pm - 1:00pm

March 2025

Mar 5

Lunchtime Discovery: Hidden Connections: STEM and The Humanities

Mar 5
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Mar 12

Lunchtime Discovery: 250 Years to Explore: Experiencing the History of Tryon Palace

Mar 12
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Mar 19

Science Detectives: Electronics for Beginners

Mar 19
10:15am - 11:45am
Mar 19

Science Detectives: Electronics for Beginners

Mar 19
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Mar 26

Lunchtime Discovery: Mountain Strong: Rising from the Storm

Mar 26
12:00pm - 1:00pm

April 2025

Apr 5

Feathers Fill the Sky: Bird Tales from Around the World

Apr 5
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Apr 9

Lunchtime Discovery: Budding Backyard Biologists

Apr 9
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Apr 13

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

Apr 13
10:00am - 12:00pm
Apr 16

Lunchtime Discovery: Weathering the Storm: The Benefits of Restoring Natural Floodplains for Communities and Ecosystems

Apr 16
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Apr 23

Lunchtime Discovery: Teachers on the Tower: Journey to Frying Pan Shoals

Apr 23
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Apr 25

Museum Untold After-Hours

Apr 25
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Apr 30

Lunchtime Discovery: Who Mapped it Best? Exploring Satellite Imagery Options for Flood Mapping

Apr 30
12:00pm - 1:00pm

May 2025

May 4

May the Science Be With You!

May 4
12:00pm - 3:30pm
May 7

Lunchtime Discovery: North Carolina Resilient Coastal Communities Program

May 7
12:00pm - 1:00pm
May 11

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

May 11
10:00am - 12:00pm
May 14

Lunchtime Discovery: Cleaning up Western North Carolina’s Rivers after Hurricane Helene

May 14
12:00pm - 1:00pm
May 17

OBSERVER Screening and Exploration

May 17
1:00pm - 3:00pm
May 21

Lunchtime Discovery: Human Health, Wildland Fires, and Cultural Burning in North Carolina

May 21
12:00pm - 1:00pm
May 28

Lunchtime Discovery: Agroecology for Sustainable Food Systems in North Carolina

May 28
12:00pm - 1:00pm
May 31

Dino Dig Live

May 31
12:00pm - 12:30pm

June 2025

Jun 3

Science TODAY: Live Gila Monster Feeding

Jun 3
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Jun 8

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

Jun 8
10:00am - 12:00pm
Jun 10

Science TODAY

Jun 10
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Jun 21

Science TODAY: Blood Sucking Bugs

Jun 21
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Jun 22

Happy Birthday, Acro!

Jun 22
12:00pm - 12:30pm

July 2025

Jul 2

Science TODAY: Are We Alone in the Universe?

Jul 2
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Jul 11

Dino Dig Live

Jul 11
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Jul 13

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

Jul 13
10:00am - 12:00pm
Jul 15

Science TODAY: Whale Watching from Space

Jul 15
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Jul 16

Science TODAY: World Snake Day

Jul 16
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Jul 23

Science TODAY

Jul 23
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Jul 25

Dino Dig Live

Jul 25
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Jul 30

Science TODAY

Jul 30
12:00pm - 12:30pm

August 2025

Aug 5

Science TODAY

Aug 5
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Aug 7

Dino Dig Live

Aug 7
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Aug 9

Science TODAY: Blood Sucking Bugs

Aug 9
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Aug 14

Science TODAY

Aug 14
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Aug 16

Dino Dig Live

Aug 16
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Aug 30

Science TODAY: Dog Anxiety and Genetics

Aug 30
12:00pm - 12:30pm

September 2025

Sep 10

Lunchtime Discovery: A Wildening: Early Reflections on a Residency at Dix Park

Sep 10
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Sep 14

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

Sep 14
10:00am - 12:00pm
Sep 17

Lunchtime Discovery: Why Silly Science Matters

Sep 17
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Sep 18

Science Café: Why Silly Science Matters

Sep 18
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sep 24

Lunchtime Discovery: Environmental Stewardship – Conversation with NC DEQ Secretary Reid Wilson

Sep 24
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Sep 27

Science TODAY: Dog Anxiety and Genetics

Sep 27
12:00pm - 12:30pm

October 2025

Oct 1

Lunchtime Discovery: Ready, Set, Resilience: Supporting Kids, Teachers, and Communities with Stories from Nature

Oct 1
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Oct 8

Lunchtime Discovery: Studying Dragonflies With 10000 of My Closest Friends

Oct 8
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Oct 11

Science TODAY: Dog Anxiety and Genetics

Oct 11
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Oct 11

Science TODAY

Oct 11
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Oct 12

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

Oct 12
10:00am - 12:00pm
Oct 14

STEAM Career Showcase for Students with Disabilities

Oct 14
9:30am - 12:30pm
Oct 15

Science Detectives: Microscopic Pond Life

Oct 15
10:45am - 11:45am
Oct 15

Lunchtime Discovery: Lessons Learned from Our Rivers Following Hurricane Helene

Oct 15
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Oct 18

Educator Trek: Butterfly Pinning and Backyard Bug Collecting

Oct 18
9:00am - 12:00pm
Oct 18

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Oct 18
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Oct 22

Lunchtime Discovery: A Dive into Our Local Artificial Reefs

Oct 22
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Oct 29

Lunchtime Discovery: Feather Forensics: Murder, Mayhem, and the Life and Science of Roxie Laybourne

Oct 29
12:00pm - 1:00pm

November 2025

Nov 5

Lunchtime Discovery: Navigating the Murky Waters of Crayfish Conservation

Nov 5
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Nov 6

Science TODAY: Dog Anxiety and Genetics

Nov 6
11:30am - 12:00pm
Nov 9

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

Nov 9
10:00am - 12:00pm
Nov 12

Lunchtime Discovery: The Life of a Showgirl: The Flashy but Destructive Spotted Lanternfly

Nov 12
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Nov 13

Digital Earth: Hurricane Helene

Nov 13
11:00am - 11:30am
Nov 13

Science TODAY: Fossil Whales

Nov 13
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Nov 13

Digital Earth: Hurricane Helene

Nov 13
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Nov 14

Digital Earth: Hurricane Helene

Nov 14
11:00am - 11:30am
Nov 14

Digital Earth: Hurricane Helene

Nov 14
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Nov 19

Science Detectives: Climate Change Lecture

Nov 19
10:45am - 11:45am
Nov 19

Lunchtime Discovery: Intro to Biomimicry: Crossing the Bridge to the Future

Nov 19
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Nov 21

The Science is Right

Nov 21
11:30am - 12:00pm
Nov 22

Science TODAY: Training a Sloth

Nov 22
11:00am - 11:30am
Nov 22

Science TODAY: Dog Anxiety and Genetics

Nov 22
12:00pm - 12:30pm

December 2025

Dec 3

Lunchtime Discovery: Intraterrestrials: Discovering the Strangest Life on Earth

Dec 3
12:00pm - 1:00pm
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