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 ...

The pipevine measures approximately 7–10 cm (2.75–4 in) from wingtip to wingtip. It is commonly found in the Deep South, but during the summer you can find it in the Southwest, including parts of ...

Cattle are the most common type of large, animals with hooves, also known as ungulates. They are usually raised in captivity for their meat, milk, hides, and other resources. Cattle were first ...

Do mummies decompose? Why or why not? Find out how mummification works, and what happens to a human body when it doesn’t work so well. As long as life has existed, so has death—and decomposition. Many ...

Why are humans special? Spoken language, among many other characteristics, distinguishes us from all other species. For a long time, scientists have been curious about the genetic foundations of ...

Colombian citizen scientists built cheap air quality monitors and deployed them across their city. Now they’re teaching others to build them, too. CanAirIO is a low-cost air pollution monitor designed ...

Seven large-scale citizen science projects that you can help with right now! Help scientists collect data on our insect friends. Help tally these moth and butterfly babies as they gorge on greenery ...

Microrobots inspired by flying insects don’t always stick the landing—until now. Inspired by real bees, RoboBee is a microrobot designed by researchers at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of ...

As the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, sweeps rapidly around the globe, with the World Health Organization reporting around 3.4 million infections across more than 200 countries at the time of ...

Can close, happy relationships with family or romantic partners reduce your chances of developing cancer? Can the loss of a loved one increase your chances of developing cancer? Currently, it is ...

Mowing lawns less frequently and allowing grass to grow may result in greater plant and pollinator biodiversity and fewer pests. Looks can be deceiving: a uniformly well-mowed lawn might look good, ...