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A raccoon crossing a road in a forest. Image credit: Ali Kazal/Unsplash

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ecology Zoology

Fight the Bat Killing Fungus

July 27, 2021July 26, 2021 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.

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Zoology

Can Coronavirus Infect Non-Human Animals?

September 1, 2020June 7, 2021 Science Connectedanimals, coronavirus, COVID-19, endangered species, primates

A new study suggests that many endangered and threatened species, particularly primates, could be susceptible to the novel coronavirus.

Biodiversity and Conservation Science and Art Science Videos STEM Education Zoology

Urban Animal Adaptations, the Musical

January 20, 2020May 3, 2021 Science Connectedanimals, Science with Sophie

Adaptations! How do animals adapt to live in human cities? Which animal sings the best? Watch them audition for survival and try an experiment with ping pong balls and tongs! This video is brought to you by our very good friend Sophia Shrand, creator and star of the educational science comedy series Science with Sophie. In this episode, we learn how different animal adaptations help them survive and thrive in city environments. We also learn how many different animals Sophie can portray (a lot). Finally, the experiment is fun for…

Biology Marine and Freshwater Biology Science Videos Zoology

When There Were Squid Shells

April 24, 2018May 2, 2021 Science Connectedanimals, cephalopods, evolution

Ancient squid had shells, but now they don’t. How did that happen and why? Find out in this video about squid shells, from PBS Eons.