This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, March4, 2022. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Standard Time (CST). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times posted… Continue reading
This distinctive and rare form of pottery is associated with the Late Mississippian Period. While their actual purpose or function is unknown, many believe the facial markings were used to indicate tattooing or piercing unique to an individual. Head pots may have been created as portraits of deceased relatives or representations of an enemy’s severed… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, February 25, 2022. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Standard Time (CST). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, February 18, 2022. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Standard Time (CST). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
What’s so special about this rabbit? With longer back legs that have more fur and larger toes than other types of rabbit, the snowshoe hare is uniquely equipped to walk on snow. In fact, these adaptations are what give the rabbit its name. Another interesting adaptation is their color-changing fur which helps them blend in… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, February 18, 2022. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Standard Time (CST). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
“Electricity is Life” by Midland Manufacturing was one of the best-selling, coin-operated electric shock machines in the early 20th century. Produced from 1899 to 1909, it was advertised as both a strength tester and electrical therapy device. For only a penny, patrons would receive a “healthy” electrical shock to treat a variety of potential ailments.… Continue reading
