Posted: May 4, 2020

Quarantine Quarrying: Starting a Rock and Mineral Collection

Now's the perfect time to embark on some at-home science by starting a collection with common rocks and minerals you can find in Virginia, if not right in your own backyard. Here's how!

Quarantine Quarrying: Starting a Rock and Mineral Collection
Posted: April 15, 2020

Question Your World: Can Genetics Help Fight the Spread of COVID-19?

Understanding the COVID-19 virus is more important than ever for our nation's ability to combat the spread. Virginia scientists are making headlines for a new approach to learning more about where Virginia cases are coming from.

Question Your World: Can Genetics Help Fight the Spread of COVID-19?
Posted: April 8, 2020

Question Your World: How Is COVID-19 Impacting the Natural World?

Due to the global pandemic, human activity around the globe is vastly reduced. The lack of regular human activity is now noticeable in the air, on land, and in our waterways.

Question Your World: How Is COVID-19 Impacting the Natural World?
Posted: March 4, 2020

Question Your World: How Did Katherine Johnson Impact Science?

After her career in advancing space exploration and being an inspiring civil rights figure, we simply must take a moment to celebrate the life of this amazing woman and her contributions to humanity.

Question Your World: How Did Katherine Johnson Impact Science?
Posted: December 19, 2019

Conservation, Preservation, Restoration … What’s the Difference?

How do you determine whether to conserve, preserve, or restore a historical object? First you have to know the difference in those terms.

Conservation, Preservation, Restoration … What’s the Difference?