Science

In case you had not noticed, it's cold out there again! The annual dance of warm to cold is of no surprise to us, but there are some changes happening that have scientists paying attention. In fact one way to study how our overall climate is doing is by looking at our first frost of the season. Let's kick this off with today's big question: Why study the first frost?

Virginia Commonwealth University’s Dr. Spencer Bissett joins Dr. Art Evans, entomologist and VPM radio producer Steve Clark to talk about the elephant mosquito. The larva preys on other mosquito larvae, while the adult consumes plant juices rather than blood.

Meet three farmers who are using the skills they've learned in the military to serve their farms, families, and communities.

The Richmond Astronomical Society is hosting a Skywatch at Varina Library, where you’ll be able to look up and see Saturn and a whole lot more.

Virginia’s Wallops Island Flight Facility has just sent another Antares Rocket and Cygnus spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station. It represents an important historic and economic impact.

Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and VPM radio producer Steve Clark discuss the finer points of the defense strategies employed by the clavate tortoise beetle, Plagiometriona clavata (Fabricius) and its larva.

Join other curious minds on December 9 for Science Pub RVA and explore how combining the arts, medicine, and the emerging technology of Virtual Reality (VR) can increase empathy in others.

There are so many commonly used home-related phrases out there. Clearly we care a lot about what home is to us. Well, it just so happens that a team of researchers has recently used genetics, climate history, and contemporary indigenous tribes to try to answer that question. These researchers just announced that they have identified the region from which all of our modern human ancestors arose.

In an interview with VPM, Dr. Harvell-Bowman explains how celebrating Halloween can help us buffer our anxiety around death in a healthy and culturally acceptable way.

Gallery5 in Richmond invites you to enjoy a group art and music show inspired by the late astronomer and author Carl Sagan.“Hail Sagan" will fill the gallery with artwork that reflects themes of outer space, scientific discovery and Sagan’s pop-culture likeness. The stage will feature five bands playing live music that celebrates a love of science and education.