Fall Colors – September 2, 2020

Fall Colors – September 2, 2020

Fall Colors – September 2, 2020   It’s September and, in 3 weeks (on the 22nd), it officially will be fall here in the Northern Hemisphere. As the days shorten and temperatures get cooler, trees will begin preparing for the winter ahead, preserving their...
Hurricanes – August 26, 2020

Hurricanes – August 26, 2020

Hurricanes – August 26, 2020   This time of year is normally known as peak hurricane season due to wind shear slowing down (this is when winds blow in different directions at different levels of the atmosphere), and less dust coming off of Africa. But...
Vaccines – August 19, 2020

Vaccines – August 19, 2020

Vaccines – August 19, 2020   Given the ongoing pandemic and talk of effective vaccines coming in the next few months/early next year, we wanted to cover this important topic today for Science Wednesday. To start, what exactly is a vaccine? You can think of...
Sharks! – August 12, 2020

Sharks! – August 12, 2020

Sharks! – August 12, 2020   In honor of Shark Week, today’s Science Wednesday covers one of the largest living species of shark: Somniosus microcephalus, otherwise known as the Greenland shark. This shark is comparable in size to Great Whites: growing over...
Starting Kids Early – August 5, 2020

Starting Kids Early – August 5, 2020

Starting Kids Early – August 5, 2020   Science is based on curiosity. Kids naturally explore and discover while playing: often they are inquisitive about everything, love to experiment, and in the process, learn more about the world around them. Research...