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…
Geology is the study of rocks, the mineral composition of the Earth, and how the Earth has changed over time. Scientists who study geology are geologists, and one thing we know about geology is that North Carolina has a seriously awesome geologic past. Want to know more? Of course you do.(And if you’re looking for the…
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…
When I was young, summers were filled with outdoor exploration. On warm summer evenings we would grill fresh fish for dinner outside while purple martins swooped and swooned in and out of the little houses that we had put up for them. At that time, it never occurred to me that the act of providing…
If you’ve never heard of TRACK Trails from the Kids in Parks program, I beg you to run to your nearest park (child in hand) to experience this incredible resource that is designed to get you and your kid outside to learn about science and nature in fun and engaging ways. Read the post below,…
Our sports-crazed Olympics reporter is back with another fascinating Olympics blog post about how AI was used in Paris this summer. This is our final post in this Summer Olympics series, but don’t despair! Two years from now we’ll be ready with more science from the Milano Cortina 2026 winter Olympics in northern Italy. ***********…
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…
As the Olympics began in Paris on Friday, July 26, my kids starting asking questions about the mysterious cauldron and the inextinguishable flame for the torches. Isn’t it funny that I had not really put too much thought into the flame. The concept was “old hat” for me, yet they were intrigued and wanted to…