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Earth School: Take a Nature Quest

July 3, 2020June 29, 2020 Science Connectedearth science, nature, science education, STEM education

Over 1.5 billion children can’t go to school right now. An online program from TED Education, The United Nations Environmental Programme, and other hopes to help by offering dozens of science “quests.”

Botany Environment Health

Safety Concerns Surrounding Pesticide Use

June 29, 2020June 26, 2020 Science Connectedenvironmental health, pesticides, soil health, water contamination, water health

Hazards posed by pesticides to human health and the environment have long been a bone of contention, leaving people confused and in need of clear guidelines.

Black Birders: Deja Perkins, a graduate student using citizen science to research birds, is one of the organizers of Black Birders Week. (Credit: North Carolina State University)

Animals Biodiversity Citizen Science Diversity Ornithology SciStarter Blog

Black Birders, Scientists Push for Equality

June 25, 2020June 24, 2020 Science Connectedbirds, black scientists, citizen science projects, diversity

Black Birders Week helped show the world that Black scientists exist in the great outdoors. Now, participants hope to keep the conversation going.

Environment Opinion

How the History of Littering Should Impact the Solution

June 24, 2020June 22, 2020 Science Connectedocean plastic, plastic pollution

LIttering has wreaked havoc on ecosystems all over the world. What do we do now to amend the global problem of chronic waste?

Biology Climate Change Environment Technology

Improved Solar Power with New Organic Sensitizers

June 22, 2020June 20, 2020 Science Connectedgreen tech, renewable energy, solar energy, solar panel, solar power

Cheaper, better solar power? Harnessing the power of the sun might finally become easier and less expensive thanks to new research into organic sensitizers.

Cognitive Neuroscience Health Technology

Video Games Hone Visual Attention Skills

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 Science Connecteddecision-making, gamers, neuroscience, selective attention, strategy, video games

Video games may help players practice how much visual information their brains can process at once, according to a new study.

Rocky coastal intertidal of Maine, USA. Photo Credit to Helen Cheng.

Biota Project Blogs Climate Change Marine Biology

A Two-way Interaction: Ocean and Climate

June 4, 2020June 1, 2020 Science Connectedclimate change, climate science, global warming

The interaction between ocean and climate is changing and the exchange is intensifying. We’re seeing the consequences of this around the world.

Biology Health Human Evolution Science Videos

Loneliness and Why We Will Beat COVID-19

June 3, 2020June 1, 2020 Science Connectedcoronavirus, COVID-19, isolation, lonliness, shelter in place

Feelings of loneliness are widespread as humanity continues to self-isolate to stop the spread of coronavirus. Watch this video about why we will prevail.