Science Matters

A recent article in Richmond Bizsense outlined a potentially huge solar energy array for a data center near Chester, VA.

Scientists have recently announced the discovery of fossil remains of some pretty old fungi that's making them look at the world in a whole different way.

Urban designers are in charge of arranging city structures: they design plazas and parks, groups of buildings, and the roads and sidewalks that connect them all.

A recent study on air quality has helped shed some light on a possible health impact on children. Does cleaning the air really make a difference?

When thinking about states of matter, water is an easy example. In its liquid form, it flows easily out of a glass. In its solid form, it makes the ice that keeps our drinks nice and cool.

Many of us remember playing a spirited game of Red Light/Green Light when we were kids. It was a test of our physical agility to go from running to stopping with immediate ease, but it was also a test of our mental ability to quickly process and act on spoken commands.

Last year sure felt soggy here in Richmond, VA. After looking at all of the rain we got last year, scientists have announced it was the second wettest year since we began keeping records of rainfall here in the capital city. This trend does not just apply here, many parts of the nation got rocked with rain storms. Why was last year so rainy? Listen to this Question Your World radio report produced by the Science Museum of Virginia to find out.

Virginia often makes it onto cool national lists. Our beautiful mountains, incredible art hubs, music festivals, breweries, blue crabs, and a myriad of other Virginia treasures have put us on the map. However, our latest ranking on a national list has a lot of scientists concerned. A region in Virginia has been identified as one of the most at risk places for a measles outbreak. Can Virginians get the measles?

By encouraging your child to draw from what they see, instead of drawing from what they know, you are helping them to explore the details of the world around them. You are engaging their problem solving and creative thinking skills as well as helping them to develop fine-motor skills

Nine of the region’s best high school and middle school robotics teams won places to compete at the world’s premier international robotics tournament this spring at the FIRST Tech Challenge VA Championship Sponsored by ECPI University, held at Hanover County’s Atlee High School February 2nd.