Pop Science Article Analysis

The wording of the title can easily tell someone if the article they are about to read is a pop science article or a scientific article.

The articles I am analyzing discuss how the decline of large mammal populations is leading to disease risk in smaller mammals, particularly rodents. The pop science article is titled “Declines in large wildlife lead to increases in disease risk” (Julie Cohen) and the scientific article is titled “Declines in large wildlife increase landscape-level prevalence of rodent-borne disease in Africa” (Young, et al).

The amount of details in the articles as well as the number of sources referenced differ between pop science and scientific articles, thus affecting how the titles are worded.

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