All eyes are on the excitement in South Africa as 32 nations vied for the grandest prize in soccer, the World Cup. The U.S. team fought hard in Saturday’s overtime match against Ghana but the game ended in an unfortunate loss for the U.S. Nonetheless, watching the remaining games will be exciting—and educational! Some articles [...]
Archive for June, 2010
World Cup Science
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Carnival Science
Thursday, June 24th, 2010Come one, come all! This weekend, the Maryland Science Center will be hosting its annual Carnival Science Days. Everyone loves going to a carnival, and watching the acrobats and performers as they thrill us with death-defying feats. But we always seem to wonder… how exactly can they do all those amazing tricks? It’s Science! Ever [...]
A Swimmable Harbor
Monday, June 14th, 2010Ahh, looks like it’s going to be another beautiful day at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. I think I might just go for a swim in the beautiful, clean water. Wait. What? That’s right; the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore has released its “Healthy Harbor Initiative,” an outline of goals that says that by 2015, we’ll have a [...]
Cleaning Up the Oil Spill
Friday, June 4th, 2010The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico started April 10th and is leaking an estimated 500 gallons a day. Until very recently, the reports about the containment and clean up have not been encouraging. As we watch and listen to the reports of the clean up, we can easily see the science behind some [...]