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

The dorsal-light-response is a behavior where flying insects keep their top side—the dorsal side—pointed at the brightest area in their vision. This response developed through years of evolution ...

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 ...

Loss of a pair-bond is associated with cancerous tumors Different strains of mice exhibit different “relationship” behavior. Some mice bond strongly to one other mouse, while others bond with many ...

SciStarter Blog You can call them “insects, spiders and their relatives” or you can call them “bugs” (and incur the wrath of those who point out that the only true bugs are hemipteran insects like ...

The water cycle in action A great example of a surface water source is the Colorado River which begins in the Rocky Mountains, a major mountain range in the western United States. Water from the ...

“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 ...

What is cell culture and how was it used to make coffee? Cell culture is an important technique that scientists use to replicate a specific type of living tissue, plant or animal, for research ...