The 2024 NC Fish Frenzy from Citizen Science organization, Science Across NC, will take place October 5-20. You can participate anywhere in North Carolina! Before you get started, you may want to check out all of the resources available at https://ncfishes.com.  Fast references: Sponsored by Science Across NC – https://scienceacrossnc.org/ Webpage: https://scienceacrossnc.org/events/nc-fish-frenzy/ iNaturalist Project: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/north-carolina-fish-frenzy…

Welcome to the “What is…Science?” post all about physics. If you’re standing at an event banner right now, and you’re looking for the answer to the physics question on the banner, here it is: *The rock and the baseball will hit the ground at the exact same time if they are dropped from the same height because…

This is the third installment in the “What is…Science?” series – all about Chemistry. So, what is chemistry? I was hoping you would ask. In very technical terms, chemists research the properties, composition, and structures of elements and compounds. Through chemistry, we look for changes in elements and compounds and we measure the energy that is…

You will recall from our previous posts entitled “An Innocent Abroad” that our friend and planetarian, Ken Brandt, previously traveled to Italy, where he lectured and learned at the University where Galileo once reigned supreme. We were fortunate enough to share in Ken’s travels and to see what he was learning, what he was teaching,…

If you’re reading this blog post on Biology, congrats! You’ve made it to one of our posts on “What is… Science?” These posts tell all about different fields of science and many people will encounter these on our interactive banners at NC Science Trail events. If you’re at an event right now, thank you for…

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