Experimental Musings Blog
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Our Experimental Musings blog covers just about any STEM topic. Learn something new. Ponder a different theory. Pick up some facts for trivia night. And enrich your life through science. From exhibits and films to live demos and workshops, there are endless ways to discover your world at the Science Museum of Virginia.
Experimental Musings Blog
1w ago
Posted: June 17, 2024 Welcome to the Science Museum of Virginia Quetzalcoatlus northropi, the largest known flying animal ..read more
Experimental Musings Blog
1w ago
Question Your World: Are We Still Evolving? A recent article is shedding light on how evolution is still very much in effect and doing some pretty neat stuff—with humans ..read more
Experimental Musings Blog
1w ago
Question Your World: How Much Frost Did We Just See on Mars? Ice during the summer is exciting for lots of folks, but astronomers are especially interested in a recent ice discovery ..read more
Experimental Musings Blog
1w ago
Innovation and Invention in Discover Steampunk What makes someone an inventor and what makes someone an innovator ..read more
Experimental Musings Blog
1w ago
Makerspace Lets Teens Mix Up Their Summer Routine A Former Makerspace Member shares the impact this community had on their summer ..read more
Experimental Musings Blog
2M ago
And the Winner is ... Yarrow! "Common Yarrow" is anything but ordinary. In fact, the International Herb Association (IHA) has dubbed Yarrow the 2024 Herb of the Year. But what attributes make this plant worthy of such a prestigious honor ..read more
Experimental Musings Blog
3M ago
Star Power ... the Next Energy Source? The current nuclear fission process is working, so why are scientists prioritizing nuclear fusion research ..read more
Experimental Musings Blog
3M ago
The Early Bird Catches the Eclipse: Planning for 2045 How precise are scientists’ predictions of a celestial spectacle that's two decades away ..read more
Experimental Musings Blog
3M ago
Posted: April 12, 2024 Raise your hand if you’re an early adopter. Were you the first among your friend group to have a cellphone? What about the COVID-19 vaccine: did you embrace that new development? Let's explore how public perception impacted the adoption of the COVID-19 vaccine ..read more
Experimental Musings Blog
4M ago
Question Your World: Why Did Scientists Make Meat-Rice? How will we provide meat for a growing population without stressing the environment along the way? To answer this question we’ll need a couple of ingredients, but the main ones are rice and science ..read more