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Food • Health
Posted: December 27, 2023

Question Your World: Does Eating Kiwi Fruits Help You Sleep?

Here's some some food for thought from the delicious world of scientific research.

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Question Your World: Does Eating Kiwi Fruits Help You Sleep?
Animals • Earth Science • Food • Museum Life • Virginia
Posted: November 13, 2023

Cracking Open the Science of Balanophagy

There are 47 oak trees in The Green at the Science Museum of Virginia, so it’s time to get cooking with acorns, right? Not quite!

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Cracking Open the Science of Balanophagy
Engineering • Food
Posted: September 8, 2023

Question Your World: Can Coffee Make Concrete Stronger?

Add strengthening building materials to the ever-growing list of coffee superpowers!

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Question Your World: Can Coffee Make Concrete Stronger?
Animals • Biology • Food • Inventions
Posted: July 26, 2023

Question Your World: Did the US Approve Sales of Lab-Grown Meat?

Whether you're super excited or very apprehensive, when it comes to lab-grown meat, there’s a lot at steak!

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Question Your World: Did the US Approve Sales of Lab-Grown Meat?
Biology • Food • Health
Posted: June 21, 2023

Question Your World: How Are Scientists Addressing Peanut Allergies?

A recent study is showing promise for a potential future solution for peanut allergies, one that gets attention for the extreme risk it poses for some children.

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Question Your World: How Are Scientists Addressing Peanut Allergies?