Posted: December 6, 2017

What Do Women Scientists, Conditioning Techniques, and Rats Have in Common?

Training Norway rats to play basketball is pretty hard. But what might be more difficult is deciding what to name the seven new rat basketball trainees at the Museum!

What Do Women Scientists, Conditioning Techniques, and Rats Have in Common?
Posted: October 18, 2017

Question Your World: Did Upright Walking Hominids Come from Africa?

One of the ingredients of humanity is bipedalism or the ability to walk upright on two appendages. For some time now, scientists have been exploring Africa looking for our most ancient ancestors to further the story of human evolution. However, a new discovery is questioning our slow bipedal evolution.

Question Your World: Did Upright Walking Hominids Come from Africa?
Posted: May 31, 2017

Question Your World: How Are Humans Sleeping All Over the World?

Check out what happened when scientists used an app to study sleep in populations all over the planet.

Question Your World: How Are Humans Sleeping All Over the World?
Posted: May 31, 2017

Question Your World: Can Your Skull Act Like a Fingerprint?

Move over fingerprints, it’s time to move the security industry ahead, literally a head, by using our skulls!

Question Your World: Can Your Skull Act Like a Fingerprint?
Posted: May 31, 2017

Question Your World: Why Are Bees an Endangered Species?

The rusty patched bumblebee has officially been designated as an endangered species. Let’s see what’s putting the sting on our bees.

Question Your World: Why Are Bees an Endangered Species?