How a Green Tea Antioxidant Helps Fight Cancer
Green tea has many health benefits, but how does it work? New research reveals one mechanism behind green tea’s anti-cancer properties.
Category: Life Sciences and Biomedicine
Science Nonfiction Book Top Picks
These books are the current top picks for environmental science nonfiction from the writers and editors at Science Connected Magazine.
Covid-19 Pandemic Could End Coal For Good
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.
More Exercise Doesn’t Always Burn More Calories
Are you hoping to shed some weight this year? Research shows that more exercise doesn’t always burn more calories.
Vaccine Misinformation and Social Media
Where do you get your information? Research shows that people who rely on social media for health information are more likely to have inaccurate beliefs about vaccine safety.
Toronto bike lane expansion boosted access to jobs, retail
Toronto’s pandemic-promoted increases in bike lane infrastructure have created low-stress road access to jobs and food stores.
Food Waste: The Psychology of Ugly Produce
Food waste is a big problem in the United States, where each household discards an average of one third of the food people buy.
Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Infection
As the world enters Pandemic Year Two, data is showing that the long-term effects of COVID-19 infection are becoming a long-term problem.
Women Still Harmed by Male Bias in Clinical Trials
Medications are still being formulated with a strong male bias. Including women in clinical trials could lead to safer dosages for women.
Plant DNA shared through horizontal genome transfer
We now know more about plant DNA and how plants share genetic material with one another. Welcome to the horizontal genome transfer!