Posted: August 27, 2021

What is a Dinosaur?

On the surface, this seems like a simple question. Everyone knows what a dinosaur is, right?! But do you really?

What is a Dinosaur?
Posted: August 10, 2021

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!

Question Your World: Did These Birds Just Learn a New Trick?
Posted: July 28, 2021

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?

What’s in a Name: The Science behind What We Call Things
Posted: June 25, 2021

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!

Question Your World: Can Rats Be Taught to Be Heroes?
Posted: June 22, 2021

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.

All the Buzz about Pollinator Week