Posted: February 7, 2024

Take One and Pass It Down: Antacids for the Ocean

If you’ve ever found yourself reaching for an antacid after an indulgent round of feasting, you’re in good company—the ocean is taking antacids, too!

Take One and Pass It Down: Antacids for the Ocean
Posted: November 13, 2023

Cracking Open the Science of Balanophagy

There are 47 oak trees in The Green at the Science Museum of Virginia, so it’s time to get cooking with acorns, right? Not quite!

Cracking Open the Science of Balanophagy
Posted: August 30, 2023

WANTED: Spotted Lanternfly

To slow the spread of the invasive insect in Virginia, officials are asking for the public's help in tracking and smashing the spotted lanternfly.

WANTED: Spotted Lanternfly
Posted: August 22, 2023

Oh, Baby Baby: Our Trees Are Wearing Diapers!

We’ve been talking about diapers recently, and babies using them, but those babies have been the juvenile trees recently planted in The Green.

Oh, Baby Baby: Our Trees Are Wearing Diapers!
Posted: June 28, 2023

Question Your World: Can Octopuses Build Homes?

Did Ringo get it wrong: instead of Octopus’s Garden, should he have written a song about octopus communes?!

Question Your World: Can Octopuses Build Homes?