Animals Art Biology Virginia
Posted: March 29, 2023

Career Catalyst: Scientific Illustrator

What’s one way to draw people into science? Art! And who are masters at using art to communicate scientific information? Scientific illustrators!

Career Catalyst: Scientific Illustrator
Posted: November 14, 2022

Question Your World: How Does Smell Really Work?

Scientists studied locusts to better understand what’s happening in the brain when these critters are exposed to specific smells.

Question Your World: How Does Smell Really Work?
Posted: September 15, 2022

The Dazzling Science of Zebra Stripes

Why do zebras have stripes? Over the years, scientists have had no shortage of hypotheses. Let’s open up that can of flies!

The Dazzling Science of Zebra Stripes
Posted: August 30, 2022

Hold the Pruners! Thoughtful Fall Garden Management Tips

Often when people ponder ways to help bees, they think about which flowering native plants to add to the yard, but managing your garden according to bee nesting habits is just as important.

Hold the Pruners! Thoughtful Fall Garden Management Tips
Posted: August 22, 2022

Question Your World: How Does Climate Affect the Sex of a Turtle Hatchling?

Who runs the turtle world? Girl turtles! But what does that have to do with climate change? Here's what researchers recently shelled ... we mean shared!

Question Your World: How Does Climate Affect the Sex of a Turtle Hatchling?