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Tag: animals

Emperor penguins facing each other across a gap in the ice. Credit: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0 Biodiversity and Conservation Climate Change Ornithology 

Emperor Penguins Now a Threatened Species

January 18, 2023January 17, 2023 Science Connectedanimals, birds, climate change, conservation, extinction, penguins

Emperor penguins officially a threatened species because of projections of population decline from climate change and ineffective conservation.

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SciStarter logo with snowflakes on a blue background. Blogs Citizen Science SciStarter Blog 

Indoorsy Citizen Science Projects

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 Science Connectedaccessibiltiy, animals, birds, citizen science, egypt, machine learning, machines, urban planning

It’s cold outside! Stay in with some fun citizen science projects you can do from your living room.

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Botany Chemistry 

Pollinators Attracted by Hidden Patterns in Petals

December 7, 2022December 6, 2022 Science Connectedanimals, botany, flowers, pollinators

To better attract pollinators, plants change the chemical and physical properties of their petals to produce alluring colors.

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A raccoon crossing a road in a forest. Image credit: Ali Kazal/Unsplash Biodiversity and Conservation Citizen Science SciStarter Blog 

Save Animals by Tracking Roadkill

November 4, 2022November 15, 2022 Science Connectedanimals, citizen science, urban wildlife

Most roadkill goes unreported, meaning governments and scientists don’t have the data needed to prevent it. You can help change that!

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Back-to-School Citizen Science Graphic Citizen Science SciStarter Blog 

Five A+ Back-to-School Citizen Science Projects

September 14, 2022September 15, 2022 Science Connectedanimals, citizen science, food, RNA, water

Fall means back to school—check out these five citizen science projects on a variety of topics to bring the classroom to your living room!

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Pikas spend the summer gathering grasses and wildflowers to store for winter food. When summer temperatures are too high, the pikas can’t forage. (Photo by Chris Ray) Climate Change Environment Zoology 

Climate Change Threatens California Pikas

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 Science Connectedanimals, climate change, environment, extinction, pikas

The beloved American pika is losing its habitat. These little animals could loose 75 percent of their range quite soon to climate change.

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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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Red Fox Kit Credit: Charlie Lister/USFWS Genetics and Heredity Zoology 

Get to Know the Red Fox Genome

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Science Connectedanimals, genetics, wildlife

The red fox is the world’s most widely distributed land carnivore. Some surprising findings about the origins, journey and evolution of the red fox have come to light.

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bat Health Zoology 

Hotspots of Bat-Human Virus Transmission

July 28, 2021April 17, 2022 Science Connectedanimals, bats, disease

Covid-19 is not the first pandemic to strike humanity, and it won’t be the last. Scientists are investigating bat-human virus transmission.

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Fight the Bat-Killing Fungus—Cool Down Bat Homes Ecology Zoology 

Fight the Bat Killing Fungus

July 27, 2021January 17, 2023 Science Connectedanimals, bats, white nose syndrome

A terrifying bat-killing fungus is tearing through North American bat populations—and scientists have finally found a way to fight back.

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Spotlight: Environment

A stream filling a glass of water. Water quality may be headed for a rise as scientists work to develop new technology that uses bacteria to detect harmful heavy metals in water. Biology Ecology Environment Water Pollution 

Water Quality Monitoring by Bacterial Biosensors

March 20, 2023March 14, 2023 Science Connectedbacteria, heavy metals, water contamination, water pollution, water testing
Water quality may be headed for a rise as scientists work to develop new technology that uses bacteria to detect harmful...
People putting plastic bottles in recycling bin. Biology Environment Sustainable Living 

Bacteria Has Natural Capacity to Recycle Plastics

March 10, 2023March 9, 2023 Science Connectedbacteria, plastic pollution, recycling
A common bacterium, Comamonas testosteroni, might hold the key to breaking down and recycling plastic waste on a large scale.
Researchers have developed a recycling system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products–using just the energy from the sun. Image credit: University of Cambridge

Sunlight Powers Recycling of Carbon Dioxide and Plastic

February 15, 2023February 14, 2023 Science Connectedbiofuel, carbon dioxide, plastic pollution, recycling, solar power
Brown algae are particularly widespread on rocky shores in temperate and cold latitudes and there absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air worldwide. Credit: Hagen Buck-Wiese/Max Planck Institute For Marine Microbiology

How Brown Algae Mucus Combats Carbon Dioxide

February 10, 2023February 14, 2023 Science Connectedalgae, carbon dioxide, carbon fixing, climate change, seawater
A field of sorghum. Bioenergy sorghum hybrids can restore carbon levels in soil, improve soil fertility, provide biomass for biofuel production, and combat climate change. Credit: K-State Research and Extension; license CC by 2.0

Bioenergy Sorghum: The Green Crop of the Future

February 8, 2023February 14, 2023 Science Connectedagriculture, environmental protection, green energy, soil health
A single family home made of cardboard sits on a red furniture dolly. Human migration trends toward areas affected by wildfires.

Human Migration Trends Toward Wildfire Hot Spots

January 27, 2023January 24, 2023 Science Connectedclimate change, extreme weather, heat wave, heat waves, migration, wildfires
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