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.
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Citizen Science: A Tool for Conservation
Citizen Science: A Tool for Conservation, A White Paper from Science Connected Science Connected. (2018). Citizen Science: A Tool for Conservation [White paper]. Contents Introduction Citizen Science: Participatory Research and Analysis Case Studies Tracking Biodiversity Protecting Endangered Species Additional Resources References About Science Connected Acknowledgements Introduction Science, particularly the science of conservation, is often a collaborative process. Whether within a single discipline or across numerous fields, people work together to achieve goals. When it comes to environmental science, those goals may be as narrow as identifying what chemical compounds are…
Forged in the Hearts of Stars
Steven Spence, Part Two of Baking an Apple Pie from Scratch (figuratively). Let’s contemplate the early universe and the elements forged in the hearts of stars.
Neutrons, the Early Universe, and Apple Pie
Steven Spence contemplates neurons, the early universe, and the origins of the ingredients for the quark-gluon plasma soup, and apple pie.
Nests, Neurons, and the Evolution of Behavior
Evolution is a beautiful process. We tend to appreciate its elegance most when looking backward into deep time, to our distant ancestors, or to dinosaurs.
Tracing the Origins of Ocean Garbage Patches
Where do garbage patches come from, what garbage is in them, how do they form, and how can we clean them up once and for all?
Study Sheds Light on Lake Erie’s Dead Zone
A dead zone in Lake Erie gives clues to how phosphorus levels change in the water and what this means for future environmental conditions.
Did exploding stars cause this mass extinction?
Researchers at the University of Illinois think supernova explosions triggered the end-Devonian mass extinction 359 million years ago.
Alzheimer’s Disease, Medications, and You
While anticholinergics help manage many common medical conditions, they affect thinking and memory, possibly leading to Alzheimer’s disease.
NASA Science Projects Teach Kids Astronomy
Kids and adults can get involved these citizen science experiments from NASA researchers. Each one comes with educational materials that can help you learn about everything from alien planets to finding asteroids.