In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, consider planting a Climate Victory Garden! Join our Plant and Animal Manager, Hannah, in our GROW exhibit to see how you can help control climate change in your own backyard. For more St. Louis area Earth Day online content, be sure to visit earthday-365.org. *Note: The… Continue reading
An effigy vessel is a container made in the likeness of something or someone else. While the function of these vessels is debated, some believe that animal effigies like this frog represented important aspects of Mississippians culture. For example, frogs were seasonal markers ushering in spring and the planting season, and so were associated with… Continue reading
Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. 50 years ago, this celebration helped mark the beginning of the modern environmental movement. This year’s theme for Earth Day is climate action. To learn more, visit the official Earth Day project website here.
The first rule of Life Science Lab is “Explore, Observe, Discover!” The second rule of Life Science Lab is “Always wear waterproof shoes.” Routine water changes are a major part of our critter care routine. Removing small amounts of old water from the tanks and replacing it with fresh clean water helps us keep waste… Continue reading
The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight into tomorrow morning. The radiant for this moderate meteor shower is in the constellation Lyra the Harp which rises around 10pm. Your best views will be after midnight as Lyra climbs higher in the sky. Please practice responsible social distancing when you go outside to observe.
Here we have Science Center members Lauren and Natalie Lynch making a rain cloud and a homemade lava lamp. Share how you science at home! Our members have been busy at home working on science experiments and expanding their curiosity. If you want to share your own moments, submit your videos and photos to memberships@slsc.org.… Continue reading
Tonight at 8:30pm, the constellation Leo the Lion will be visible overhead. This is one of the original constellations that marked what the Babylonians called “the Way of the Moon.” Please practice responsible social distancing when you go outside to observe.
The annual Lyrid meteor shower brings the chance of seeing a few extra “shooting stars” overhead in the second half of April. Join our planetarium manager Will as he explores what you can look for in your sky. Connect with curiosity!
In 1971 on this date, Salyut I, the first manned space station, was launched by the Soviet Union. It included several military and non-military experiments, was visited by astronauts from two Soyuz flights, and finally burned up on re-entry on October 11.
The study of how light (or the ‘electromagnetic spectrum’) interacts with matter is called spectroscopy. Most wavelengths of light are not visible to humans, so we must build instruments to detect these “invisible” wavelengths. One such example is radio waves. If you would like to learn more about radio astronomy, visit the National Science Foundation’s… Continue reading
