Question Your World: Did These Birds Just Learn a New Trick?
Sulfur-crested cockatoo have been making headlines in Australia. Citizen scientists have been filming their newest skill set, and let's just say it's pretty trashy!
What’s in a Name: The Science behind What We Call Things
Juliet may have thought names were arbitrary, but scientifically, names play an important role by placing order on our world by helping us differentiate between things. So how does science go about assigning names?
Question Your World: Can Rats Be Taught to Be Heroes?
An African giant pouch rat just retired. In the last five years, he detected 100+ potentially dangerous battle leftovers. How did he learn to do this? Operant conditioning, of course!
All the Buzz about Pollinator Week
It's Pollinator Week and we're celebrating by revisiting some of our science stories and activities about butterflies, bees, bats, and more.
Question Your World: How Are Scientists Helping the American Red Wolf Population?
Once upon a time, red wolves used to roam the southeastern portion of our nation, including in Virginia. However, since 1980 the species was considered extinct in the wild. Now scientists are working to give the American red wolf a chance at making a comeback.
