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What are clouds made of… a lot of water droplets. The atmosphere where clouds form is very cold; when we create clouds in the Explore More Life lab we use liquid nitrogen which is -320 degrees. The liquid nitrogen condenses the cool air in the bottle, forming tiny water droplets. The sky is the limit at Discovery Place – join us for a live Show today!

Like human mummies, animals can be mummified both by the natural environment and by humans. There are lots of cases of cats as examples of both natural and artificial (human-made) mummification. It is not unusual for cats to crawl into wall spaces, attics or floorboards of old buildings to die. Somtimes the environment is warm or cool, and dry, with good airflow, and the cat will be preserved. Cats were also deliberately mummified by the ancient Egyptians, as offerings to the goddess "Bastet“.

The mummified cats and kittens were wrapped in elaborately bandaged parcels, with heads and ears shaped to resemble a cat, and eyes and noses painted onto the bandages. Some of the animal mummies from ancient Egypt were fakes: individual bones, sticks and other material were wrapped up to... Keep reading.

A night like no other…
On the night of November 11, 2011, cultural and community partners, elected officials and supporters of Discovery Place, Inc. celebrated the Southern Premiere opening of Mummies of the World. Christopher Perri, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, greeted our guests and shared with them our excitement to be hosting the exhibition in Charlotte. Marcus Corwin, President & CEO of Mummies of the World Touring Company, then described his passion for this exhibition and how the project came to be. The mummies displayed are from all over the world and it took incredible team work and dedication to bring them all together with the related artifacts. Finally, John Mackay, President & CEO of Discovery Place, Inc. unveiled the exhibition to a crowd of nearly 500... Keep reading.

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What happens when a plant or animal dies? The fascinating world of decomposers is one that many people don't know about, but plays an important role in the nutrient cycle. Without decomposers, nutrients would not cycle back into our environment and waste would accumulate quickly. If decomposers did not exist, the earth could be covered in a layer of dead flies almost twenty feet deep in less than a month!

It is the job of decomposers to return the nutrients from the once-living organism back into the environment to be used again. There are 3 major groups of decomposers – the FBI – Fungus, Bacteria, and Invertebrates. Fungi, like mushrooms and molds, are some of the largest organisms on earth – one colony in Oregon spans 2,200 acres and is approximately 2,400... Keep reading.