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Question Your World: How Did Life On Earth Begin?

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Did life-forming matter crash down to Earth on a comet? Did the chemistry here cook just right? Was it Aliens, man?!? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to find out.

The Hidden STEM Economy in the U.S.

The Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, an educational non-profit think tank, has just released a report that states jobs requiring knowledge in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) form a much larger part of our economy than previously thought and that federal support of community colleges and technical schools should be increased accordingly. Charles Fishburne talks with Jonathan Rothwell, a Senior Research Associate at the Brookings Institute in this WCVE Public Radio Science Matters Report.

Question Your World: How Will We Power The Future?

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What’s small, a potential game changer in the energy industry, and was created in a household microwave? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to find out.

Question Your World: What’s the Next Step in Space Exploration?

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The closest star to our solar system is Proxima Centauri, located 40 quadrillion miles away. Using today’s conventional technology it would take us about 70,000 years to get there from here. That’s just the closest star, there are still billions of stars left to explore in our galaxy alone. So, how will we truly explore space? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more.

Question Your World: Is Some Stress Good for You?

No pain, no gain…right? Well, that phrase seems to go hand in hand with workout routines, but it may also be applicable for the brain! Scientists have been studying the impact of acute and chronic stress on the brain and have concluded some very interesting results. So, what does stress do to the brain? Check out the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more.

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Virginia Tech Engineering Students Win National ecoCar Competition

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

Virginia Tech engineering students have just won a national competition by building a hybrid-electric next-generation automobile that practically runs on fumes. Charles Fishburne has more in this Science Matters report.

Virginia Struggling With Oyster Restoration Efforts -- Part 2

Pamela D'Angelo in Science Matters

During the past few months Virginia, federal officials and the seafood industry have struggled with how to proceed with state oyster restoration. In some cases the issue has pitted scientists against one another. Today state fisheries managers from around the Chesapeake Bay and the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Bay Office continue a two-day meeting in the Northern Neck. On their agenda are the next steps for a bay-wide oyster restoration strategy and how to measure its success. WCVE’s Northern Neck Correspondent Pamela D’Angelo reports.

Virginia Struggling with Oyster Restoration Efforts

Pamela D'Angelo in Science Matters

This morning, state fisheries managers from around the Chesapeake Bay and the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Bay Office begin a two-day meeting in the Northern Neck. On their agenda are the next steps for a bay-wide oyster restoration strategy and how to measure its success. Virginia is struggling with how to do this and must decide soon or face losing two-million dollars in federal funding in a tough economy. WCVE Nothern Neck Correspondent Pamela D'Angelo reports.

Great Balls of Fire! World Premiere at SMV

Charles Fishburne in Science Matters

Two new attractions at the Science Museum of Virginia let you count the stars and save the planet. Charles Fishburne has more in this WCVE Science Matters report.

High School Students to Travel Length of James River

John Ogle in Science Matters

A group of high school students will be traveling the James River from one end to the other. The James River Expedition will launch from Iron Gate, near Covington June 25.