"Challenging." But at the science cafs in St.Louis, scientists and non-scientists alike seem up to the challenge.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

(SONG) By mid-day the vast square in front of St.Peter's Basilica was packed with people.

VOA: standard.2010.03.28

St.Louis has two science cafs. The second one - sponsored by Washington University - meets once a month during the academic year at a bar called the Schlafly Bottleworks.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

The art form reached its height during the Renaissance, when micro-mosaics were created for St.Peter's Basilica in Vatican City because traditional altar paintings were decaying from humidity and other environmental factors.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30