How Do Neurons Tell the Brain What is Familiar?
Neurons send visual information to the brain, but just how it gets processed is a complexity that researchers are getting closer to understanding.
Author: Science Connected
Citizen Scientists Find Exoplanets with NASA’s TESS Spacecraft
The space agency is asking citizen scientists to help hunt exoplanets in the vast trove of images gathered by TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.
Plastic Pollution: Microplastics in the Environment
Tiny plastic particles have made their way from our soil, oceans, and bodies. Plastics on the nanoscale can have dangerous new properties.
STEM Summer Reading: Citizen Science Tails and Summer Tales
This year’s STEM summer reading theme is Tails and Tales! Pair stories about the natural world with citizen science projects.
Scientists Discover Hidden Value of Fool’s Gold
Iron pyrite, also known as fool’s gold, has been fooling people for years, but it might have more value than previously thought.
The Periodic Table of Elements
Sit down to the Periodic Table and Sorting Elements, a series from Steven Spence. There are two free Periodic Tables to download and print.
Plants Climb Himalayas as Snow Line Recedes
It’s hot outside! Climate change is heating up the Himalayas, changing vegetation patterns and affecting the flow of water to people living at the base.
Wicked High Tides: Citizen Scientists Plan for Sea Level Rise
To understand how sea level rise will impact people, researchers and citizen scientists are mapping areas that are already impacted.
Sea Turtles Fooled by Trash Resembling Their Food
Sea turtles that mistake trash for food are in for a world of hurt. Green sea turtles and loggerhead turtles often mistake plastic bags for jellies.
Uncovering the Secrets of the Egyptian Geniza With Citizen Science
Classify and transcribe fragments of medieval manuscripts with the Scribes of the Cairo Geniza citizen science project.