Greenhouse Summer Summary: Pest Control

Welcome to the final GROW blog post written by me, Christopher. It’s been an awesome summer being a Youth Exploring Science teen working with the GROW team, and I’ve learned so much throughout this whole experience. But before the final goodbye, there’s a lot to recap about what happened this summer with the greenhouse. It… Continue reading

Night Sky Update: September 3 – September 11, 2021

This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, September 3, 2021. 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

Artifact of the Week: Pineapple Coral

This pineapple coral is a species of stony coral native to the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean. The coral forms large colonies of rounded domes that can get up to 16 inches around. While typically found on reefs at a depth of 90 feet or less, they can be found up to 230 feet… Continue reading

Greenhouse Update: Life on a Leaf

When we think of animals and ecosystems, we often think of vast savannas, rushing rivers or lush jungles. For many people, the ecosystem is a giant place where multitudes of plants, animals and other organisms live. But sometimes, an ecosystem can be very small, with much of the action taking place on just a few… Continue reading

Night Sky Update: August 27 – September 4, 2021

This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, August 27, 2021. 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

Artifact of the Week: Flying Gurnard

Found in warmer waters on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, the flying gurnard is a bottom-dwelling fish that usually lives around reefs. They like to explore the soft, sandy or muddy areas with the free part of their pectoral fins, the pair of fins located on each side of the fish just behind the… Continue reading

Greenhouse Update: Large Scale Hydroponics

During our visit with the brothers at VAST Produce, our tour guide, John, told us something very interesting about how he saw hydroponics and aquaponics advancing in the future. He said it was a “chicken and the egg situation” because he believed that to find major technological breakthroughs that would open the industry to more… Continue reading

Night Sky Update: August 20 – August 28, 2021

This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, August 20, 2021. 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

Artifact of the Week: Covered Wagon Model

The Conestoga wagon is a type of covered freight wagon that was used extensively during the late 18th century and early 19th century to transport heavy loads over rough roads. The term Conestoga is sometimes used interchangeably with “covered wagon,” but the name only refers to the specific type of broad-wheeled wagon first manufactured in… Continue reading