Tagged Science
Jul 10 2024
Help Save the Bees with the Minnesota Bumble Bee Atlas
When bumblebees are in the headlines, it rarely seems to be good news. In recent years, we’ve heard that American bumblebee populations have declined by as much as 90 percent since 1990. While it may not impact the general flow of most of our day-to-day lives, this decline has a major impact not…
Sep 02 2023
Comedian Ben Miller Is Bringing Stand-Up Science to St. Paul
Have you ever wanted to laugh while learning about milk? Or find the humor in bar graphs and obscure medical conditions? If so, scientist-turned-comedian-turned-science-comedian Ben Miller is doing just that. And fortunately, he’s bringing his unique act to Twin Cities audiences by way…
Jan 24 2023
Scientist Julia Steenberg Discusses the Meteor Crash Site Uncovered in the Twin Cities
Globally, scientists have confirmed the existence of about 190 meteor impact sites. Now, thanks to a discovery announced last fall, teams of researchers from the University of Minnesota may be able to add one more to that list. These scientists—part of the University’s Minnesota Geological…
Nov 19 2022
Explore the Mysteries of the Narwhal with the Bell Museum’s Current Exhibit
Narwhals—sometimes thought of as unicorns of the sea—have intrigued minds and inspired curiosity for generations. Now, a new traveling exhibit shedding light on the unique creatures is on display at the Bell Museum.
Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend offers visitors the opportunity to view a full-scale…
Nov 17 2022
Good Night Oppy Gives NASA’s Mars Rovers a Heartfelt Retrospective
NASA’s Spirit and Opportunity rovers landed on Mars in January 2004, carrying the hopes and dreams of everyone involved in the mission. The two remote-controlled robots arrived prepared for the important task of exploring the rocks and soils surrounding their landing sites in search of clues…
Jul 26 2022
See Earth in a New Light with Gaia at the Bell Museum
Planet Earth—the only home we have and that we have ever known. It’s easy to take our planet for granted as we go about our day-to-day grinds, barely giving a thought to the ground we walk on, the air we breathe, or even the trees, hills, and valleys that surround us. Macro notions of global phenomena…
Jul 06 2022
The First Photos from the James Webb Telescope Are Coming July 12
NASA is about to release new views of the universe as we’ve never seen it before.
On July 12, 2022, the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope will be be made available to the public. Since its initial launch in December 2021, the most complex and powerful space telescope in history has…
Jul 21 2021
Matheater’s Nikola Tesla and the Mother of Invention to Premiere in Minneapolis July 23
Do you like science? History? Theater?
Then you should definitely consider checking out Nikola Tesla and the Mother of Invention, the newest musical production from Matheatre—the Minneapolis-based theater company that aims to tell stories that emphasize STEM topics. The show, making its world…
May 29 2021
Quantifying Our Hunches: A Review of Two Recent COVID Articles
Last spring, as scientists rushed to understand a novel virus and describe the disease it causes, I wrote reviews of several key articles in scientific journals (the first review being here and the second being here), in hopes that it would help us nerds make sensible decisions to protect ourselves.…
Oct 09 2020
Minneapolis’s Bakken Museum Reopens with a Spark
Cultural institutions like museums and art galleries have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Either shuttering their doors to the public or limiting capacity, museums have had to make sacrifices and get creative in order to survive. Despite the struggles of the current climate, Minnesota’s…