Science Museum of Virginia

The expanding universe, life beyond Earth, and dark energy are all pretty big far out mysteries. Another huge mystery is not only near, but with us all the time, our brain. Science has yet to understand how this remarkable organ truly functions.

We love the topic of sharks. We love chatting about climate related regional shark issues. We love chatting about walking sharks (yes, you read that correctly, walking...sharks.) We love chatting about shark-related technology.

What do you get when you take the enzyme MHETase and combine it with the enzyme PETase? Duh, you get MHETase-PETase, the super enzyme! A team of scientists that have just shared some news about a potential way for humanity to use this super enzyme to help curb our global plastic wastes.

Diabetes is in the top 10 causes of death globally. One of the key objectives of the science industry is to raise the quality of life for our human family, including diabetic individuals.

We’ve often read that having a pet enhances one’s health or pet owners tend to live longer, but how do they do through a crisis like the pandemic? Recently some scientists took a deeper look into the relationships between humans and their animal companions during our current pandemic-lockdown-lifestyle.

As the pandemic continues to impact much of Earth’s daily ongoings, more and more people are starting to ask the same big question: When will we see a vaccine for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2? Various statements have been made about when this could be ready, but let's begin by asking the fundamental question here: How do vaccines get approved?

There’s been a lot of interest in the hot planet next door lately. Venus has been getting a lot of attention from the scientific community for a new report that hints at the potential of life on the cloudy planet. There are a ton of factors to dig through here, but it’s definitely a very interesting story and could lead to some pretty remarkable new discoveries in the world of science. Is there life on Venus

As scientists around the globe race towards a vaccine for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, we keep hearing about the notion of herd immunity. So, let’s take a moment to look at herd immunity through the lens of science

Many institutions around the world are examining their own history and role in systemic racism, including science. Medical scientists often need to reference skin conditions and symptoms on a myriad of skin tones

In order to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic scientists are asking new questions like which masks work the best to limit airborne transmission of the virus? Mask efficacy, or how well masks work to block large droplets and aerosols produced when talking, singing, or breathing, has been a hot topic recently.