Science
Citizen Scientists in the Midwest Help Experts Gather Environmental Data
A new policy brief from the United Nations argues that citizen science is crucial to global water security. Ground and surface water are facing increasing threats from pollution and climate change, and scientists need help. Citizen science, which is done by non-professional scientists, is part of the solution, according to the report. And it’s happening…
New Exhibition Asks Crucial Question: Where Are the Birds?
The birds of North America are dying. A new exhibit at the Linda Hall Library documents their decline, and the reasons behind it.
KC’s Connection to the Heavens: Webb Telescope Images Trigger Elation
As pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) popped up Tuesday in front of astronomers and space lovers in mid-America, their ecstasy bubbled over – prompted by new knowledge captured in the hauntingly beautiful images.
curiousKC | How Bethany Falls Limestone Helped Build Kansas City
Take a quick trek through history to learn why Bethany Falls limestone is so important in Kansas City’s development.
MU Professor, High Schooler and Undergraduate Mathematician Lead the Research on Variants
At MU, a veteran scientist, high schooler and undergraduate student identified 46 mutations of the omicron variant.
Meet 2 Scientists From KC Who Worked on COVID-19 Vaccines
Meet and learn from two of the scientists from the Kansas City area who worked first-hand in creating the vaccine to combat COVID-19.
Pandemic Roulette: How Researchers are Weighing Socializing Risks
What do researchers care about during COVID-19? For these two groups it has to do with risk and behaviors.
Faith And Love
Churchgoers at a tidy, white-steepled United Methodist Church in Carrollton, Missouri, heard a frank admission from their guest pastor one spring morning in 2007. “When asked to preach this Sunday, I almost said no,” Priscilla Wood Neaves told the congregation. “Why? Not because I lacked training and experience, and I have always enjoyed preaching.” She…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Re-awakening Youth
Head into the common room in nearly any senior care center, and you will typically find the same scene — a pleasantly-decorated room filled with residents of varying ages and mobility trying their best. Trying to enjoy the most of their time with activities, to ignore the hospital-like feel of medical machines and care providers…
Ferment Nation | Wood is Good
Like science? Like wine? Join master of wine and master sommelier Doug Frost — only one of four people in the world to hold both distinctions simultaneously — in “Ferment Nation” as he breaks down the science of fermentation, explores the culture of Midwest wine, and cuts out the pretension. When you think about wine, you may…