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Steven Spence shares his motivation for writing his science blog entitled There be Dragons Everywhere and the power of asking questions. “Because it’s there.” –George Mallory Mount Everest towered over all other peaks, defiant, unconquered, an ultimate mountaineering goal. George Mallory could not pass up the challenge. Despite “primitive” (by today’s standards) equipment and several ...

The electric eel is an Amazonian fish that can deliver an electrical jolt strong enough to stun a horse, using an electroshock system similar to a Taser. By Kate Stone It may look like an aquatic snake, but this eel is actually a fish that packs an electrical punch. Thanks to a study from Vanderbilt ...

People who play action video games learn new sensorimotor skills more quickly than non-gamers do, according to a study by psychology researchers at the University of Toronto. By Kate Stone A new sensorimotor skill, such as riding a bike or typing, requires forming a new pattern of coordination between vision and motor movement. With such ...

Cattle were first domesticated around 10,500 years ago, but today there are no wild cows. Why not, and what was the last wild ancestor of cattle? By Kate Stone Cattle are the most common type of large, animals with hooves, also known as ungulates. They are usually raised in captivity for their meat, milk, hides, ...

Here at Science Connected, we spend a lot of time writing about science, but we spend even more time reading books about it! At the moment, we're really excited about environmental science, wildlife preservation, astrophysics, and genetics. These books are our staff's current top picks for science nonfiction. If you buy a book using one ...

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. By Kate Stone Many individuals who caught and recovered from COVID-19 in 2019 are still suffering from troublesome long-term symptoms that are taking a lasting toll on their quality of life. In a ...

Today is the International Day Of Women And Girls In Science, so here at Science Connected we are focusing our attention on the hard work of women in the sciences and the sociocultural obstacles they continue to face. By Kate Stone Women have led ground-breaking research into public health, vaccines, treatments and innovative technology. They ...

Kate Stone With COVID-19 vaccinations in short supply, consistent government messaging in its infancy, and distribution plans taking stumbling first steps, the so-called dark web marketplace (DWM) is rife with unregulated products and opportunistic medical fraud. Not all information is trustworthy, but nor is it all untrustworthy. Before putting trust in a piece of information ...

Researchers find that the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine is able to neutralize the UK variant of COVID-19 and provide people with immune protection. By Kate Stone In a recent study evaluating the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine's ability to neutralize the B.1.1.7 or UK variant of COVID-19, researchers found the same level of immune protection compared to that against the ...

Americans are dining at home to stay safe and save money, and it might help curb the trend toward obesity. By Kate Stone The COVID-19 pandemic had a dramatic impact on the way people in the United States live and dine. For the sake of both safety and economy, Americans are cooking and eating meals ...