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Category: Environment

Bee Friendly Garden Biodiversity and Conservation Environment Zoology 

Urban Gardens a Haven for Pollinators

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Science Connectedbees, insects, pollinators, urban gardening

Insect-friendly urban gardens show great promise to be havens for bees and other pollinators, securing their future and allowing them to thrive.

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Biology Climate Change Oceanography SciStarter Blog 

Citizen Scientists Study Phytoplankton in Antarctica

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Science Connectedantarctica, citizen science, climate change, phytoplankton

Travelers with FjordPhyto sample phytoplankton in Antarctica, helping scientists learn how this fertile ocean region is changing.

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Stalks of wheat silhouetted against blue sky, July 1978. Botany Climate Change Genetics and Heredity 

Wild Relative of Wheat Could Help Curb Disease

April 4, 2022March 30, 2022 Science Connected

Stem rust might be the bane of a wheat crop, but researchers may have found a solution that could protect the popular grain.

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Satellite image of the McMurdo Dry Valleys (NASA) Environment 

Exploring Antarctica with Photography

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Science Connectedantarctica, climate change, environment

At a remote Antarctic outpost, cameras capture time-lapse images of the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Antarctica shows climate change.

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Environment SciStarter Blog 

Rain or Snow: How do you know?

March 18, 2022March 15, 2022 Science Connectedcitizen science projects, weather

How can it snow when temperatures are above freezing? Mountain Rain or Snow has the answer — and wants your help studying it.

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Chamois Goat Juvenile (Tom Mason) Climate Change Zoology 

Goats in the Italian Alps Are Shrinking

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 Science Connectedanimals

These goats that live in the Italian Alps appear to be shrinking in size, according to research from Durham University.

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Oysters, clams, and mussels in Oregon and Washington are showing the effects of ocean acidification (Oregon State University) Environment Oceanography 

Shellfish Threatened by Ocean Acidification

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 Science Connectedclimate change, earth science, environment, marine biology, oceanography

Ocean acidification is killing young oysters, clams, and mussels in U.S. coastal regions that depend on these shellfish. Find out why.

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Citizen Science Environment 

Map the World’s Coral Reefs for NASA with NeMO-Net

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 SciStarter

Play a fun tablet game, learn about coral reefs and help NASA scientists build an algorithm that will map out the world’s coral!

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Revegetation in the Oregon Cascades after the 90,000-acre B&B Complex Fires that burned in August and September of 2003 around Three-Fingered Jack peak. (Photo courtesy of University of Nevada, Reno) Climate Change Environment 

Snowpack Critical to Helping Forests Heal

November 30, 2021November 29, 2021 Science Connectedecosystems, forests, snow, wildfires

A substantial snowpack helps forests heal after fire season, but what can be done with higher temperatures and lower precipitation?

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Ebbs and Floes: Watching Melting Ice in the Arctic Climate Change Environment 

Ebbs and Floes: Watching the Arctic Ice Melt

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Science Connectedarctic, climate change, climate science, ice

Watching Arctic Ice Melt: Researchers photographed large ponds of meltwater sitting on the Arctic ice to track climate change.

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Spotlight: Environment

Bee Friendly Garden Biodiversity and Conservation Environment Zoology 

Urban Gardens a Haven for Pollinators

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Science Connectedbees, insects, pollinators, urban gardening
Insect-friendly urban gardens show great promise to be havens for bees and other pollinators, securing their future and allowing them to...
Biology Climate Change Oceanography SciStarter Blog 

Citizen Scientists Study Phytoplankton in Antarctica

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Science Connectedantarctica, citizen science, climate change, phytoplankton
Travelers with FjordPhyto sample phytoplankton in Antarctica, helping scientists learn how this fertile ocean region is changing.
Stalks of wheat silhouetted against blue sky, July 1978.

Wild Relative of Wheat Could Help Curb Disease

April 4, 2022March 30, 2022 Science Connected
Satellite image of the McMurdo Dry Valleys (NASA)

Exploring Antarctica with Photography

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Science Connectedantarctica, climate change, environment

Rain or Snow: How do you know?

March 18, 2022March 15, 2022 Science Connectedcitizen science projects, weather
Chamois Goat Juvenile (Tom Mason)

Goats in the Italian Alps Are Shrinking

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 Science Connectedanimals
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