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Science Connected Magazine is an editorially independent, non-profit newsroom producing open-access science journalism and ...

Science Connected Magazine is an editorially independent, non-profit newsroom producing open-access science journalism and ...

Enter the Aurochs The aurochs is known to be the wild ancestor of cattle. Aurochs roamed the earth for a very long time. In fact, the oldest aurochs remains have been dated to about 2 million years ...

“Even accounting for the use of by-products in pet foods, the feeding of companion animals plays a role in environmental change,” said Peter Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Global Food Security at the ...

Litter isn’t the problem. It is simply a by-product of a convenience-oriented economy. If you look at the history of litter, there remains one constant. Production of trash, including plastic ...

One of the factors that affects insect pollinators is the use of pesticides. Pesticides are widely used around the world in farms. These chemicals are not targeted and instead affect many different ...

Thermosets are more resistant to heat due to the presence of crosslinkers in their structure, which makes them stronger and harder to break down. Crosslinkers form links that attach the long, primary ...

First asteroid of its kind In October 2017, Oumuamua—or 1I/2017 U1—became the first interstellar asteroid detected by humans. It also changed how comets and asteroids are named. Comets’ technical ...

Can exploding stars dozens of light years away affect life on earth? Learn how a supernova can affect the earth, from organisms ozone. By Brian C. Thomas A massive star that exploded near Earth about ...

Flying insects seem magnetized by light, but why? New research uncovers the dorsal-light-response mechanism behind this phenomenon. By William Harley In the dark of night, flying bugs can be seen ...