Posted: June 17, 2024

Quetzalco ... WHAT?!?

Welcome to the Science Museum of Virginia Quetzalcoatlus northropi, the largest known flying animal!

Quetzalco ... WHAT?!?
Posted: May 13, 2024

And the Winner is ... Yarrow!

What attributes make this common plant worthy of being named the 2024 Herb of the Year?

And the Winner is ... Yarrow!
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 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 29, 2023

Celebrating Asteroid Day with a Cosmic Journey ... to the Theater

What's our astronomer's favorite space object? Asteroids, of course. So we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to have him watch Wes Anderson’s latest film “Asteroid City” and provide a science-based review.

Celebrating Asteroid Day with a Cosmic Journey ... to the Theater