PacSci Blog
PacSci Blog
PacSci Blog is where you can discover stories from Pacific Science Center. Learn what’s happening under the arches and beyond.
Fresh Sheet – August 17, 2019
This week’s listing of new arrivals to our Tropical Butterfly House includes a bit of an experiment and we’d like your help with it.
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PacSci Podcast: Life After Death
A local company will soon offer a service that will be an alternative to burial or cremation. A service that turns humans into soil when they die.
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Staring into The Fire
Local artist, Ted Youngs whose work on wildfires is now on display at PacSci, reflects on what he’s experienced before and after creating his art.
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PacSci-Doku: “Strong Yet Weak Bond”
Our latest science word puzzle is a bit slimy and slow, but apparently quite clever. Can you solve the “Strong Yet Weak Bond” edition of PacSci-Doku?
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PacSci Podcast: Summer Stargazing
August is here and stargazing is peaking. Get some inspiration here then get out there and be curious!
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Fresh Sheet – August 3, 2019
This week’s shipment of new pupae to our Tropical butterfly House brings a bumper crop of Heliconius doris, the Doris longwing from Costa Rica.
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Gourmet Greens
An update on PacSci’s experiment to create a sustainable food supply for our resident stick insects at our main campus in Seattle.
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Exploring The World of Tinkering
In this PacSci Podcast we explore our Tinker Tank, that’s our maker space, and just why tinkering is becoming so popular these days.
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Fresh Sheet – July 27, 2019
This week’s featured butterfly from our recent Suriname pupae shipment is Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail), a large and beautiful member of the Papilionidae family.
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The Importance of Space Exploration
As the world marks the 50th anniversary of a remarkable achievement in space, it’s worth remembering that Pacific Science Center would not be what it is today without space exploration.
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Fresh Sheet – July 20, 2019
Eleven species arrive this week in our Tropical Butterfly House, two that may be hard to tell apart. Can you spot the differences?
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Spreading the Word – Science Beats the Language Barrier
Pacific Science Center now offers QR codes on some exhibits as we experiment with adding Spanish language signage for our Guests.
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Fresh Sheet – July 13, 2019
The latest arrivals to our Tropical Butterfly House come from El Salvador and it’s a grand week of swallowtails!
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PacSci Podcast: New Excitement For ‘Reality’
PacSci’s What is Reality project reaches new heights this summer and with new developments, expect things to go to places as yet unimagined.
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Life and Times of Lydia the Leopard Gecko
It’s time to celebrate the life of a remarkable reptile who touched the lives of so many.
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This is Pacific Science Center’s home for news from under the arches and beyond. Find stories and ideas featuring our exhibits, IMAX theaters, events and programs that bring science to life and ignite curiosity in people of all ages. Find posts from our Wellbody Blog, an extension of Professor Wellbody’s Academy of Heatlh & Wellness, as well as our PacSci Life Blog, that follows all the happenings from our axolotls to our naked mole rats.
Fresh Sheet – August 17, 2019
This week’s listing of new arrivals to our Tropical Butterfly House includes a bit of an experiment and we’d like your help with it.
PacSci Podcast: Life After Death
A local company will soon offer a service that will be an alternative to burial or cremation. A service that turns humans into soil when they die.
Staring into The Fire
Local artist, Ted Youngs whose work on wildfires is now on display at PacSci, reflects on what he’s experienced before and after creating his art.
PacSci-Doku: “Strong Yet Weak Bond”
Our latest science word puzzle is a bit slimy and slow, but apparently quite clever. Can you solve the “Strong Yet Weak Bond” edition of PacSci-Doku?
PacSci Podcast: Summer Stargazing
August is here and stargazing is peaking. Get some inspiration here then get out there and be curious!