St. Louis, Missouri, ca. 1925 At the beginning of the 20th century, radium was regarded as supernatural because of its radioactive and healing powers. Long thought to be a cure for cancer, it began appearing everywhere – in bath salts, mouthwashes, ointments, and face powders. Many doctors began prescribing radium water to patients, and some… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, June 3, 2022. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
Did you know that the machete has been an important tool in farming and agriculture for centuries? This example of the long and broad-bladed iron tool was used on a cotton farm in the early 20th century. As a lightweight and versatile tool, it was ideal to clear dead plants at the end of harvest,… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, May 27, 2022. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). 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, May 27, 2022. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
This freshwater fish native to the rivers, floodplains, and lakes of South America has earned quite the bad reputation thanks to Teddy Roosevelt. That’s right, the 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt visited South America in 1913 and witnessed a group of piranhas devour an entire cow. He called them the “most ferocious… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, May 20, 2022. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
We check back in on our plants 11 days after the light cycle was reduced to 12 hours from 18.
Did you know that the game of backgammon is nearly 400 years old? Invented in England during the first half of the 17th century, backgammon is a two-player game of strategy and luck. Each player has fifteen pieces to move along the twenty-four points around the board. The first to remove all their pieces from… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, May 13, 2022. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
