Posted: May 9, 2019

Question Your World: What Can CRISPr Teach Us About Ourselves?

Today's Question Your World has it all: venom, giant jellyfish, and high-tech gene editing!

Question Your World: What Can CRISPr Teach Us About Ourselves?
Posted: May 2, 2019

Question Your World: How Often Do We Sit?

Science involves a lot of work. It’s not just sitting around studying stuff. Sometimes science involves studying how much people are sitting around. Recently some researchers published their work on how the nation is spending more time than ever sitting.

Question Your World: How Often Do We Sit?
Posted: April 4, 2019

Spring Means Allergies, and Fido May be Sneezing, Too!

It’s officially spring time in central Virginia and we all know what that means: longer days ... Gesundheit! warmer weather ... Gesundheit! and beautiful blossoms ... Gesundheit! For some of us here in Richmond, spring also means seasonal allergies.

Spring Means Allergies, and Fido May be Sneezing, Too!
Posted: April 3, 2019

Question Your World: How Do Allergy Medicines Work?

Ah yes, springtime is here! The weather starts to warm, trees and flowers begin to bloom, and a lot of us begin our annual run-in with seasonal allergies! This time of year, there are a lot of people taking allergy medicines, but what’s going on when you take these pills?

Question Your World: How Do Allergy Medicines Work?
Posted: March 21, 2019

Question Your World: What Is Pollution Inequity?

We certainly share one sky, but there are people and places that habitually get more exposure to pollution than others. This new study on this exact issue poses a great question for us to ask.

Question Your World: What Is Pollution Inequity?