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.
Question Your World: What Virginia School Just Made Solar News?
Virginia has been making some big strides in solar infrastructure at various academic organizations.
Question Your World: Why Were Rats Taught to Drive?
Scientists at the University of Richmond have been teaching rats how to drive and, unlike what happens to human drivers during rush hour, the rats’ stress level has gone down! That’s right, teaching rats … to drive … to lower stress.
Question Your World: Why Study the First Frost Date?
In case you haven’t noticed, it's cold out there again! One way to study how our overall climate is doing is by looking at our first frost date of the season.
Question Your World: Why Do Bats Argue So Much?
Consider for a moment how valuable it is that we have the ability to communicate with one another. Other animals communicate, too, but we still know very little about how their chatter translates. A recent study tried to solve a piece of this big puzzle by studying bats.
