Question Your World: Can Our Phones Help Track COVID-19 Cases?
One of the biggest challenges with our global struggle with COVID-19 is knowing when and where to isolate individuals who have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Can our phones help?
Question Your World: What Were the Big Science Stories of 2019?
Before all the science stories of 2020 begin to roll, let’s take a moment to acknowledge some of the big science stories from last year that humanity can now build on in the new year. What were the big science stories of 2019?
Question Your World: How Will Virginia Approach Climate Change?
Recently, marches and rallies took place around the globe to implore world leaders to act on climate change. This is a global issue that absolutely has local impacts. So let's look at what role we here in Virginia will play moving forward.
Question Your World: What’s the New Noninvasive Way of Studying the Body?
As technology advances, we find easier and easier ways to monitor our health. The needle in the skin approach is still necessary for a lot of biometric measurements, but that could change, thanks to some clever thinking and a new invention.
Question Your World: Is There Life out There?
Science helps us answer big questions, and they don't get bigger than this: are we alone in the universe? That's a huge age-old question that science has been piecing together bit by bit over the years. Does this mean we're getting closer to knowing if there's life out there?
