The T-Rex outside Boston’s Museum of Science and the Lego giraffe standing in front of Somerville’s Legoland Discovery Center are now sporting masks, as communities continue to work to stem…Continue Reading →
Due to coronavirus closings, Boston’s Museum of Science announced today that it is “furloughing 250 staff members and laying off 122 staff members, affecting nearly two-thirds of the Museum’s overall…Continue Reading →
One of the terrible things about the way the story of Medusa is usually told is that her iconic snake hair and petrifying visage are a punishment—for being the victim…Continue Reading →
Twice this fall, the 5-Year-Old visited “Space: An Out-of-Gravity Experience,” which is on view at Boston’s Museum of Science through Jan. 1, 2019. It offers informational exhibits, games and interactive components…Continue Reading →
Crocodiles, alligators and other crocodilians have flourished for more than 200 million years and now they’ve come to Boston’s Museum of Science in the exhibit “Crocs: Ancient Predators in a…Continue Reading →
The professed aim of “A Mirror Maze: Numbers In Nature”—the new exhibit on view at Boston’s Museum of Science through April 25—is to highlights mathematical patterns in the natural world:…Continue Reading →
Some weeks back I found myself struggling to phrase what suddenly seemed like a delicate question: Have you seen Uranus? Actually, I didn’t get a chance to ask the question…Continue Reading →
Butterfly Garden at Boston’s Museum of Science, March 11, 2017. (Photos copyright Greg Cook)Continue Reading →