Women in STEM

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North Star's Surface Revealed for the First Time!

What does the surface of the North Star look like? Scientists recently imaged the surface of our North Star, Polaris, making it one of the very few stars whose surface details we’ve seen!
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Spotted Lanternfly Invasion: Can We Stop Them?

What bug is invasive in New York City? In this leg of Sophie’s Electric Road Trip, Sophie Shrand of @sciencewithsophie heads to the Big Apple! While she’s there, she encounters many spotted lanternflies, an invasive species that local environmental...
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Why Are Leaves Changing Color Later This Fall?

What impact do rising temperatures have on fall foliage? In this video, Museum Educator Sloane explains how trees change color in response to cooling temperatures: when chlorophyll production slows, the bright orange, red, and yellow pigments in leaves...
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Space X’s Polaris Dawn: Inside the Mission

What did the Polaris Dawn space mission accomplish? In this video, we dive into how this commercial spaceflight mission completed the very first commercial spacewalk before landing safely!
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200 MPH Electric Motorcycle

How fast can an electric motorcycle go? In this episode of Sophie’s Electric Road Trip, Sophie Shrand of @sciencewithsophie visits Ohio State University’s Center for Automotive Research, where Laura is working on an electric motorcycle that could go over...
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Glass Shattering Experiment

Did you know you can shatter a wine glass using only sound? In this video, Museum Educator Emily explains how you can measure the unique sound produced by a glass’s vibration, and that sound is called its resonant frequency.
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What Makes Hot Springs Hot

Why are hot springs hot? In this leg of Sophie’s Electric Road Trip, Sophie Shrand of @sciencewithsophie explores Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas.
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Flowers Change Color with This Science Experiment

Did you know that science can turn your plain white flowers into a colorful bouquet? In this video, Alex Dainis demonstrates how capillary action can help us create multicolored flowers.
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Are You Safe on a Bed of Nails?

Would you lie on a bed of nails? In this video, Museum Educators Emily and Jeannine demonstrate the physics behind this thrilling experiment.
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Vegan Cowboys?

Do cowboys really eat cows? Sophie Shrand of @sciencewithsophie talks with Cowboy Bit of From the Wagon about his 1800s Chuckwagon.
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Octopuses - The Secret to Better Sunscreen

Do octopuses hold the secret to better sunscreen? In this video, Alex Dainis dives into the color-changing abilities of these amazing ocean creatures, and how this trait could teach us how to improve sunscreen.
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25M People at Risk: Lake Mead's Water Crisis Explained

Did you know that 25 million people in the Southwestern US rely on Lake Mead for freshwater? Sophie Shrand of @sciencewithsophie explains how this human-made reservoir, which is a result of the Hoover Dam and generates 1.3 kilowatts of hydropower annually...
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Using Ice to Boil Water: Science Experiment

Did you know that you can boil water using ice? In this video, Alex Dainis describes the science behind this unique trick! Water will boil at lower temperatures at higher altitudes, because the atmospheric pressure there is lower.
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Saving Bees with Pesticides

How are pesticides helping to save honey bees? In this video, Alex Dainis explains that varroa mites are pests that threaten bee populations by acting as a parasite to both adult bees and bee larvae.
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Coral Reefs: How Rising Ocean Temps Cause Bleaching

How are rising ocean temperatures impacting coral reefs? This video explains how coral that face heat stress will often expel the algae zooxanthellae in a process called bleaching.