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Renewable Energy Sources FAQ

March 24, 2021April 5, 2021 Science Connected

Renewable energy sources include wind, solar, geothermal, and hydroelectric power. In the battle for renewable energy, which will come out on top? Which do you want?

Arborsculpture (tree-shaping): Nagold Cube (Copyright Ludwig.Schönle)

Botany Science and Art

Tree-Shaping: The Artful Science of Arborsculpture

March 23, 2021April 7, 2021 Science Connectedarborsculpture, botanical garden, tree shaping, trees

Arborsculpture is an ancient practice that combines art and science, humanity and nature, to deliver innovative and contemporary creations.

Renewable Energy Science Policy Sustainable Living

Analysis: Solar is the Equitable Energy Source

March 22, 2021March 21, 2021 Science Connectedcheap energy, equitable energy, renewable energy, solar energy, solar power

There are potential benefits for everyone when governments support the advancement of solar technology and economic development plans for equitable energy.

Astronomy What We're Reading

What to Read: Asteroid Hunters

March 17, 2021April 1, 2021 Science Connectedasteroids, books, NASA, NEOWISE, space

On any given day, about 90,000 kilograms of dust and small rocks hit the Earth. What happens when something larger is on a collision course with Earth?

Astrophysicist Dr. Melinda Soares-Furtado is a NASA Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has a BS in Physics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and PhD in Astrophysical Science from Princeton University. She works on detecting and characterizing stars in open clusters that have anomalous characteristics brought about by the ingestion of close-orbiting substellar companions.

Astronomy Education Get to Know a Scientist

Get to Know a Scientist: Astrophysicist Dr. Melinda Soares-Furtado

March 16, 2021April 5, 2021 Science Connectedastronomy, STEM careers, women in science, Women in STEM

An astrophysicist studies stars, planets, and other things in space. Introducing Dr. Melinda Soares-Furtado, who tells us about her career.

Lake Erie Dead Zone: A lighthouse on frozen Lake Erie, photo by George Bannister

Aquatic Biology Climate Change Ecology Environment

Study Sheds Light on Lake Erie’s Dead Zone

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Science Connectedagriculture, climate change, Eutrophication, fertilizers, Great Lakes, Phosphorus, pollution

A dead zone in Lake Erie gives clues to how phosphorus levels change in the water and what this means for future environmental conditions.

A compound found in green tea stabilizes an anti-cancer protein known as the "guardian of the genome." Photo courtesy of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Chemistry Health

How a Green Tea Antioxidant Helps Fight Cancer

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 Science Connectedanti-cancer drug, anti-cancer protein, antioxidant, cancer, fight cancer, green tea

Green tea has many health benefits, but how does it work? New research reveals one mechanism behind green tea’s anti-cancer properties.

Book Reviews Ecology Environment What We're Reading

Science Nonfiction Book Top Picks

March 10, 2021April 8, 2021 Science Connectedbooks, nonfiction, science books, science education, top book picks, what we're reading

These books are the current top picks for environmental science nonfiction from the writers and editors at Science Connected Magazine.

Sunsets: Sunset seen at the coast in Novigrad, Croatia. Thin clouds turn a normal sunset into a sci-fi worthy sunset. [EOS 7DmkII: 400mm, f5.6, ISO 100, 1/2000 sec]

Nature Photography Science and Art

Sunsets are Illusions

March 9, 2021March 1, 2021 Science Connectedlight scattering, nature photography, Optical Illusions, science and art, sunsets, visual perception

What are sunsets? To human eyes, they are very cool optical illusions. Learn about light scattering, visual perception, and how to photograph sunsets.

Climate Change Environment Renewable Energy

Covid-19 Pandemic Could End Coal For Good

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Science ConnectedCoal, Economy, fossil fuels, renewable energy, solar energy, solar power

The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a horrific toll on human lives, there is at least one bright spot: a global drop in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels like coal and oil.