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Science Connected Magazine is an editorially independent, non-profit newsroom producing open-access science journalism and scientific fact-checking for the global public.

Flying insects seem magnetized by light, but why? New research uncovers the dorsal-light-response mechanism behind this phenomenon.

A single plastic bottle can take up to 450 years to degrade. Today, we know the impact littering has on our environment and human health. With access to the Internet and social media platforms, we ...

What is the environmental paw print of pet food? Larger than you may think! It takes an area twice the size of the UK to produce dry food for cats and dogs. By Neha Jain Much has been debated about ...

Currently, it is unclear if the protective effect of relationships is directly due to changes in tumorigenesis (when certain molecules are secreted that makes cells grow uncontrollably and form tumors ...

The wild ancestor of cattle was one of the largest herbivores on the postglacial European continent. The animals’ size was comparable with that of the European bison, although the size of an aurochs ...

Conclusion Chemical reactions power most processes we are familiar with: digestion of food, converting sugars to energy to power our muscles, burning fuels for cooking or internal combustion engines, ...

SciStarter Blog You can call them “insects, spiders and their relatives” or you can call them “bugs” (and incur the wrath of those who point out that the only true bugs are hemipteran insects like ...

We use and dispose of plastics every day. From toothbrushes and water bottles to food wrappers and Band-Aids, plastics are all around us. Although there have been many efforts made to limit the ...