Posted: September 13, 2018

Question Your World: How Do We Get Ready for Hurricane Florence?

If you have not heard the news, there’s a lot of hurricane activity going on these days. Florence is the current major storm causing all kinds of headlines.

Question Your World: How Do We Get Ready for Hurricane Florence?
Posted: August 27, 2018

What Does the Urban Heat Island Effect Mean to Richmond?

Last summer, the Museum received a grant to work on a unique project to measure the city’s temperature in various places all at once during a heat wave. Our goal was to identify the strength of Richmond’s “urban heat island effect.”

What Does the Urban Heat Island Effect Mean to Richmond?
Posted: August 2, 2018

Question Your World: Can Access to Nature Improve Mental Health?

Many Virginians enjoy the outdoors by breathing in mountain air, hiking our many trails, or hanging out near a favorite water spot. It’s great for our bodies, and it’s even good for our mental health.

Question Your World: Can Access to Nature Improve Mental Health?
Posted: July 3, 2018

Question Your World: Are Summers Getting Hotter?

The dog days of summer are here, folks, and you know what that means: those sultry, hot, sticky days that make you feel like you’re inside someone’s mouth. Does it feel like it’s happening now more than ever?

Question Your World: Are Summers Getting Hotter?
Posted: June 21, 2018

What’s Buzzing at the Museum?

The observational honeybee hive in our EcoLab is un-BEE-lievably sweet, but recently the Museum added a new spot for the native bee pollinators that’s creating a lot of buzz!

What’s Buzzing at the Museum?