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Category: Environment

Bee Behavior Affected by Pesticides and Temperature Ecology Environment 

Bee Behavior Affected by Pesticides and Temperature

September 19, 2023September 14, 2023 Science Connectedbees, climate change, environment, pesticides, pollination, pollinators, temperature

Climate change and pesticides spell double trouble for bee behavior, but pesticide risk to bees varies depending on the temperature.

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Image showing wheat sprouts, the green one on the right pretreated with ethanol to help survive droughts and the withered one on the left untreated. Botany Climate Change 

Ethanol May Help Crops Survive Droughts

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 Science Connectedagriculture, biochemistry, botany, climate change, drought

Droughts can wreak havoc on food supply and crop production, but a new study shows that ethanol can help crops survive.

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mosquito eater, or crane fly, by ashleigh290 via Flickr Biology Environment Zoology 

Do mosquito eaters eat mosquitos?

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 Science Connectedinsects, mosquito, nature

Are you wondering if the well-known mosquito eaters actually eat mosquitos? Find out the answer to this question and more.

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Bee Phenology: How Are Bees Feeling the Heat? Climate Change Ecology Zoology 

Bee Phenology: How Are Bees Feeling the Heat?

August 1, 2023July 31, 2023 Science Connectedbees, climate change, environment, pollination, pollinators

Rising temperatures in recent years have been linked to observed shifts in bee phenology. These changes may impact pollination.

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Climate Change Sinking Cities Climate Change Engineering 

Underground Climate Change Is Sinking Our Cities

July 18, 2023July 24, 2023 Science Connectedarchitecture, cities, climate change, engineering, environment, global warming, urban climates

Climate change is not just in the air—underground climate change expands or contracts the earth, affecting the buildings above.

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Deep-Sea Undiscovered Species Ecology Environment Marine and Freshwater Biology Oceanography 

Undiscovered Species of the Deep Sea: Can We Find Them?

July 11, 2023July 8, 2023 Science Connectedbiodiversity, Deep sea, ecosystem, oceanography, oceans, species

Researchers identified over five thousand previously undiscovered species in the CCZ region of the ocean, and they predict more.

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Kirigami-inspired solar cell courtesy of Lamoureux A et al. Environment New Technologies Physics Renewable Energy Science and Art 

Solar Cell Inspired by 400-Year-Old Art

July 4, 2023July 1, 2023 Science Connectedalternative energy, green tech, renewable energy, solar, solar energy, solar panel, solar power

A long-standing Japanese art form known as kirigami has inspired scientists to design effective solar cell tech four hundred years later.

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New Generators Supply Clean Energy All Day Long New Technologies Renewable Energy Sustainable Living Technology 

New Generators for All-Day Clean Energy

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 Science Connectedalternative energy, green energy, renewable energy, solar energy, solar power, sustainability

Thermoelectric generators get a boost—now they can supply enough renewable energy to power small devices both day and night.

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A wheat field in the Mpika District, Muchinga Province, Zambia, showing symptoms of wheat blast during the outbreak of March 2018. Credit: Batiseba Tembo, Zambia Agriculture Research Institute; license CC by 4.0 Biology Botany Ecology Environment 

Genomics Takes On Crop Disease

June 6, 2023July 10, 2023 Science Connectedagriculture, crops, ecology, environment, genome, pathogens, plants

Genomics opens the way for scientists to track where and which plants are affected most by rapidly spreading pathogens.

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Earth Day 2020 Environment 

Earth Day: Get Informed, Get Involved

April 21, 2023July 10, 2023 Science Connectedenvironmental health

Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22. Learn more and find out how to get involved in an Earth Day celebration near you!

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Spotlight: Environment

Bee Behavior Affected by Pesticides and Temperature Ecology Environment 

Bee Behavior Affected by Pesticides and Temperature

September 19, 2023September 14, 2023 Science Connectedbees, climate change, environment, pesticides, pollination, pollinators, temperature
Climate change and pesticides spell double trouble for bee behavior, but pesticide risk to bees varies depending on the temperature.
Image showing wheat sprouts, the green one on the right pretreated with ethanol to help survive droughts and the withered one on the left untreated. Botany Climate Change 

Ethanol May Help Crops Survive Droughts

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 Science Connectedagriculture, biochemistry, botany, climate change, drought
Droughts can wreak havoc on food supply and crop production, but a new study shows that ethanol can help crops survive.
mosquito eater, or crane fly, by ashleigh290 via Flickr

Do mosquito eaters eat mosquitos?

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 Science Connectedinsects, mosquito, nature
Bee Phenology: How Are Bees Feeling the Heat?

Bee Phenology: How Are Bees Feeling the Heat?

August 1, 2023July 31, 2023 Science Connectedbees, climate change, environment, pollination, pollinators
Climate Change Sinking Cities

Underground Climate Change Is Sinking Our Cities

July 18, 2023July 24, 2023 Science Connectedarchitecture, cities, climate change, engineering, environment, global warming, urban climates
Deep-Sea Undiscovered Species

Undiscovered Species of the Deep Sea: Can We Find Them?

July 11, 2023July 8, 2023 Science Connectedbiodiversity, Deep sea, ecosystem, oceanography, oceans, species
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