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The World is Your Lab. Here's How to Explore It

With Science Near Me, learning and exploring is easier than ever.

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What comes to mind when you think of a laboratory? Do you picture test tubes, chemicals and white lab coats? We’ve got a different answer: A laboratory is your world.

Scientists study everything. If you can come up with a question about the world, there’s probably a scientist somewhere studying it. And in many cases, scientists are studying what’s around them, using whatever tools they have at hand. Gregory Mendel watched the pea plants in his garden to uncover the secrets of genetic inheritance, and astronomer Caroline Herschel looked up to the night sky to discover new comets and nebulae. But you don’t need to be a professional scientist to explore your surroundings — keeping an eye on the changing seasons outside your door, tracking weather patterns and more all count as science!

With Science Near Me, it’s easier than ever before to find the kind of opportunities that let ...

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