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Ecosystem
An ecosystem refers to all living and nonliving features of a particular physical location. This includes living organisms as well as non living things, like weather, that interact with one another.
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APR 28, 2020Microbiology
Microbes can grow in tight clusters called biofilms. These communities are tough, and have some of the same properties a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2020Earth & The Environment
Estuaries are in trouble say researchers from the University of Sydney, who have recently conducted a study on estuaries ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 21, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Water sources are vital to communities and wildlife alike, and it's important to monitor their health.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2020Earth & The Environment
Today marks the tenth year since the Deepwater Horizon disaster—the most massive accidental offshore oil spill eve ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 01, 2020Earth & The Environment
Yesterday, NASA’s Global Climate Change team announced that new global groundwater maps and U.S. drought forecasts ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 27, 2020Earth & The Environment
We all know how bad it is for the planet and for our own public health, so why can’t we just say no, once and for ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 22, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Communications shows evidence of a recently discovered source of carbon in the Arctic, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 21, 2020Technology
Mutations in bacteria or even cancer cells can make them resistant to drug treatments—that means they no longer re ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 19, 2020Earth & The Environment
Have you heard the statement, “every other breath you take comes from the ocean?” Oxygen-producing phytoplan ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 18, 2020Earth & The Environment
By now, you’ve probably heard of microplastics, which have infiltrated the environment from the deepest parts of t ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 15, 2020Plants & Animals
Giraffes are highly discernable animals in the wild, not only because of their eccentrically long necks, but also becaus ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 13, 2020Earth & The Environment
Imagine if we could forecast ecological changes just as we can forecast the weather. That’s just what new research ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 12, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Communications has revealed how quickly ecosystems will disappear once the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 09, 2020Earth & The Environment
Research from the National University of Singapore (NUS) highlights the growing concern of mangrove degradation, using M ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 09, 2020Microbiology
Scientists studying microbial life near a hydrothermal vent were surprised to find Chlamydiae bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in Global Biogeochemical Cycles details the mysterious depths of Antarctica’s subg ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 05, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Climate Change reports that effective climate action is needed to prevent ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 02, 2020Earth & The Environment
Bremer Canyon Marine Park sits in the Indian Ocean off the southern coast of Western Australia, a 4472 km² marine p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 25, 2020Plants & Animals
Symbiotic relationships between different organisms in the wild are a wonderful thing. They exist in just about every ec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial enzymes can serve many processes, from breaking down pollutants and digesting foods to metabolizing drugs.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Algae is an essential plant-like organism. They contribute to the diet of some marine animals and supply necessary oxyge ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 21, 2020Earth & The Environment
Iron is one of the limiting factors for biological production in oceans around the world. Phytoplankton depend on i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 17, 2020Microbiology
Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are more complex than many viruses that we know of, and often carry large genomes.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2020Earth & The Environment
Earth's dryland ecosystem covers 41% of the world's surface and roughly a third of the world’s population ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 28, 2020
Microbiology
Microbes can grow in tight clusters called biofilms. These communities are tough, and have some of the same properties a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Estuaries are in trouble say researchers from the University of Sydney, who have recently conducted a study on estuaries
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Water sources are vital to communities and wildlife alike, and it's important to monitor their health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Today marks the tenth year since the Deepwater Horizon disaster—the most massive accidental offshore oil spill eve
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 01, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Yesterday, NASA’s Global Climate Change team announced that new global groundwater maps and U.S. drought forecasts
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 27, 2020
Earth & The Environment
We all know how bad it is for the planet and for our own public health, so why can’t we just say no, once and for
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 22, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Communications shows evidence of a recently discovered source of carbon in the Arctic,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 21, 2020
Technology
Mutations in bacteria or even cancer cells can make them resistant to drug treatments—that means they no longer re
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 19, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Have you heard the statement, “every other breath you take comes from the ocean?” Oxygen-producing phytoplan
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 18, 2020
Earth & The Environment
By now, you’ve probably heard of microplastics, which have infiltrated the environment from the deepest parts of t
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 15, 2020
Plants & Animals
Giraffes are highly discernable animals in the wild, not only because of their eccentrically long necks, but also becaus
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 13, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Imagine if we could forecast ecological changes just as we can forecast the weather. That’s just what new research
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 12, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Communications has revealed how quickly ecosystems will disappear once the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 09, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Research from the National University of Singapore (NUS) highlights the growing concern of mangrove degradation, using M
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 09, 2020
Microbiology
Scientists studying microbial life near a hydrothermal vent were surprised to find Chlamydiae bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in Global Biogeochemical Cycles details the mysterious depths of Antarctica’s subg
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 05, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Climate Change reports that effective climate action is needed to prevent
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 02, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Bremer Canyon Marine Park sits in the Indian Ocean off the southern coast of Western Australia, a 4472 km² marine p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 25, 2020
Plants & Animals
Symbiotic relationships between different organisms in the wild are a wonderful thing. They exist in just about every ec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial enzymes can serve many processes, from breaking down pollutants and digesting foods to metabolizing drugs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Algae is an essential plant-like organism. They contribute to the diet of some marine animals and supply necessary oxyge
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 21, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Iron is one of the limiting factors for biological production in oceans around the world. Phytoplankton depend on i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 17, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are more complex than many viruses that we know of, and often carry large genomes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Earth's dryland ecosystem covers 41% of the world's surface and roughly a third of the world’s population
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan