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Science Museum of Virginia
Quetzalco ... WHAT?
Are snakes, spiders and chipmunks the same thing? No! Do they live in the same places at the same time? Yes!
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
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Science Museum of Virginia
Cracking Open the Science of Balanophagy
Have you ever watched the squirrels' annual frenzy to collect and bury acorns and wondered, ‘What is so special about these nuts?’ Maybe you’ve even been curious enough to taste an acorn to see for yourself why…
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Studying Air Pollution with Plants and Animals
Bioindicators are living things that indicate the health of an ecosystem. The best bioindicators are abundant and easy to collect, and some can be used to understand ecosystem health and quality over time. Scientists…
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
Science Museum of Virginia
Question Your World: Did the US Approve Sales of Lab-Grown Meat?
For the last decade or so we’ve been hearing about meat-substitutes, especially the controversial topic of lab-grown meat. Some folks are super excited while others are very apprehensive. One thing’s for sure: the…
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
Datathon 2024
Poverty by Race by Sex by Age- NC
Poverty status by race and Hispanic Origin by sex and by age as reported by the US Census Bureau, 2016-2020 American Community Survey tables B17001(A-I).
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
Department of Education
School Accreditation Report 2017-18
Schools earn one of the following accreditation ratings based on performance on school quality indicators: Accredited: Schools with all school quality indicators at either Level One or Level Two. In addition, schools…
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
Datathon 2024
Labor Force Participation Rate for Virginia
This dataset provides information about Labor Force Participation Rate for Virginia from 1976 - Feb 2024.
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
Department of Housing & Community Development
VATI 2023 Application Shapefiles: Giles - Gigabeam
Point shapefiles for the 2023 Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) grant application submitted by Giles County in partnership with Gigabeam.
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
Science Museum of Virginia
Question Your World: Have You Ever Had Deja Vu?
Imagine your brain as a squishy super-fast computer that does not stop. It’s constantly processing information. When we experience déjà vu, it's like a little glitch in the system. Here's how it works.
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Archaeology Collections Database
Over 450,000 cataloged specimens and samples, more than 1,700 cataloged slides from Martinsville and Henry County site excavations by Richard P. Gravely
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
US Department of Veteran Affairs
FY 2021_NCVAS Demographics Data_Age_Distribution For Virginia State Summary
This dataset is comprised of 1-year estimate data from the American Community Survey published as of 2021.
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
Science Museum of Virginia
The Early Bird Catches the Eclipse: Planning for 2045
Did the Great American Eclipse leave you wanting more? Then you’re in luck! Whether you were already an umbraphile or just got inspired to chase eclipses after the one on April 8, 2024, scientists can predict eclipses…
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
State Corporate Commission
Business Trusts
A business trust is an unincorporated association whose governing instrument, sometimes referred to as a declaration of trust, provides that one or more trustees will manage property or conduct for-profit business…
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
George Mason University
Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes - Earnings, Virginia Institutions
Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) are experimental tabulations developed by the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program at the U.S. Census Bureau. PSEO data provide earnings and employment…
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
Datathon 2024
Number of Households With 60+ Older Adult Receiving SNAP/Food Stamps (by Planning and Service Area [PSA]) -VA
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year Estimates 2016-2020 . *Note. The total population refers to households with at least one person aged 60 years and over.
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
Science Museum of Virginia
Do Whales Have an Alphabet?
Whale, whale, whale! Do we have a fascinating science story for you?! A team of researchers associated with Project CETI, a nonprofit organization that's been studying sperm whales in the Caribbean, has published a…
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
US Department of Veteran Affairs
FY 2021_NCVAS Vet Population by Race and Ethnicity For State Summaries
These data are based on the latest Veteran Population Projection Model, VetPop2020, provided by the National Center for Veterans Statistics and Analysis, published in 2023.
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
Datathon 2024
Richmond Area Employment — December 2023
Total nonfarm employment for Richmond, VA, rose by 17,300 over the year in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Among the Richmond, VA, metropolitan area’s private-industry supersectors, only…
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
George Mason University
Career Plans 2019-2020 Survey Results
The Career Plans 2019-2020 Survey was conducted among students who graduated from Mason in August and December and May of the selected academic year, e.g., August 2019, December 2019, and May 2020 for the academic year…
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Updated Mar 24, 2026
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
AirNow Air Quality Flag Program
How it works: each day your organization raises a flag that corresponds to how clean or polluted the air is. The color of the flag matches EPA's Air Quality Index (AQI): green, yellow, orange, red, and purple. On…
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Updated Mar 24, 2026