Posted: November 17, 2017

Question Your World: Happy Locally Sourced Thanksgiving, Virginia!

On Thursday, millions of Americans will gather around dinner tables for the big Thanksgiving meal. The giant festive feast is the centerpiece of this holiday, so let’s take a look at Thanksgiving foods through the lens of science.

Question Your World: Happy Locally Sourced Thanksgiving, Virginia!
Posted: November 9, 2017

Question Your World: What Are the Stranger Things in Science?

According to the Neilson ratings, in the first three days of November, 15.8 million people watched the first episode of the Netflix original Stranger Things! Fictional shows are all well and good, but the science world has some pretty strange facts to offer as well.

Question Your World: What Are the Stranger Things in Science?
Posted: September 29, 2017

Question Your World: Why Have Recent Hurricanes Been So Strong?

This year’s hurricane season has been quite intense, to say the least! Hurricane season is not even over and we've already seen some big storms that have broken records, one after the other.

Question Your World: Why Have Recent Hurricanes Been So Strong?
Posted: September 29, 2017

Check Out Our New Weather Station!

The Museum just installed Richmond’s newest piece of equipment capable of making observations of the area’s weather – and it’s already broadcasting the data over the internet for us all to observe!

Check Out Our New Weather Station!
Posted: June 27, 2017

Question Your World: How Are Richmond’s Climate Resiliency Efforts Going?

Richmond mayor Levar Stoney recently announced that the river city will reduce its heat trapping gas emissions a whopping 80% by the year 2050! So, let’s look at ourselves and see how we’re doing.

Question Your World: How Are Richmond’s Climate Resiliency Efforts Going?