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Extinction
Extinction is the termination of a species of plants or animals. The death of the last individual of the species is generally regarded as the moment of extinction. More than one in four species on Earth currently faces extinction.
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AUG 01, 2018Plants & Animals
Citing animal conservationists employed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), at least 95% of th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 01, 2018Videos
The Endangered Species Act, which protects more than 2,000 plant, animal and insect species at risk ofWritten By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 30, 2018Plants & Animals
Kenya’s Wildlife Services (KWS) are under a magnifying glass this week after a tenth black rhino has died amid att ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 25, 2018Earth & The Environment
Does sharing the locations of rare and endangered species help or harm those species? That’s the question that sci ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 17, 2018Plants & Animals
Whales of all varieties are some of the most frequently-studied marine mammals in the ocean today; and now, animal scien ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 11, 2018Plants & Animals
Many of the world’s animals display some type of response to the hazardous effects imposed by climate change. In m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Koalas are fascinating animals, and their populations have proven difficult to manage. New work will change that.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2018Plants & Animals
Honeybees have it hard as it is, but when all else fails, they’re supposed to be able to rely on America’s l ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 26, 2018Plants & Animals
You would have been hard-pressed to find a wild lynx in certain parts of Europe during the 1980’s. Populations bec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 21, 2018Cannabis Sciences
For years researchers, journalists, and anti-drug organizations have touted that cannabis is the gateway drug to harder ...Written By: Melissa MooreJUN 20, 2018Plants & Animals
Humans, along with several other modern animals, can extend their tongue beyond their lips. People often associate this ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 20, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA juggles a bevy of space-related responsibilities, such as exploring the solar system and studying the most distant ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 20, 2018Earth & The Environment
Recently discovered amber from Myanmar is giving us new information on what life was like 99 million years ago. The ambe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 19, 2018Microbiology
Antibiotics had a dramatic impact on the microbes of the GI tract in a research model.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2018Space & Astronomy
There’s a massive dust storm enveloping certain parts of Mars right now, and it just so happens that NASA’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 21, 2018Earth & The Environment
Our protected lands are not as protected as we may think. A new study published in Science reveals that one-third of the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 21, 2018Plants & Animals
Many animals respond to an elevated predator presence by increasing their group size. After all, there’s power in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2018Plants & Animals
Native to South Africa, the black rhinoceros is just one of many rhino species recognized by the International Union for ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 01, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A new field that is growing in popularity is palaeoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2018Plants & Animals
After being cared for by experienced veterinarians at Perth Zoo, a red-tailed black cockatoo has been released back into ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2018Videos
Here is a list of a few gigantic ancient animals that once roamed the Earth. The first ancient animal to be listed is th ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 10, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Approximately 5.6 million adults experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the United States during the course ...Written By: Melissa MooreAPR 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Like many other opportunistic carnivores, wild cheetahs prowl around in the wilderness for prey and pounce on it when th ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2018
Plants & Animals
Citing animal conservationists employed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), at least 95% of th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2018
Videos
The Endangered Species Act, which protects more than 2,000 plant, animal and insect species at risk of
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 30, 2018
Plants & Animals
Kenya’s Wildlife Services (KWS) are under a magnifying glass this week after a tenth black rhino has died amid att
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 25, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Does sharing the locations of rare and endangered species help or harm those species? That’s the question that sci
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 17, 2018
Plants & Animals
Whales of all varieties are some of the most frequently-studied marine mammals in the ocean today; and now, animal scien
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 11, 2018
Plants & Animals
Many of the world’s animals display some type of response to the hazardous effects imposed by climate change. In m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Koalas are fascinating animals, and their populations have proven difficult to manage. New work will change that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2018
Plants & Animals
Honeybees have it hard as it is, but when all else fails, they’re supposed to be able to rely on America’s l
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
You would have been hard-pressed to find a wild lynx in certain parts of Europe during the 1980’s. Populations bec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
For years researchers, journalists, and anti-drug organizations have touted that cannabis is the gateway drug to harder
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
JUN 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
Humans, along with several other modern animals, can extend their tongue beyond their lips. People often associate this
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 20, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA juggles a bevy of space-related responsibilities, such as exploring the solar system and studying the most distant
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 20, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Recently discovered amber from Myanmar is giving us new information on what life was like 99 million years ago. The ambe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 19, 2018
Microbiology
Antibiotics had a dramatic impact on the microbes of the GI tract in a research model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2018
Space & Astronomy
There’s a massive dust storm enveloping certain parts of Mars right now, and it just so happens that NASA’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 21, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Our protected lands are not as protected as we may think. A new study published in Science reveals that one-third of the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 21, 2018
Plants & Animals
Many animals respond to an elevated predator presence by increasing their group size. After all, there’s power in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2018
Plants & Animals
Native to South Africa, the black rhinoceros is just one of many rhino species recognized by the International Union for
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new field that is growing in popularity is palaeoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2018
Plants & Animals
After being cared for by experienced veterinarians at Perth Zoo, a red-tailed black cockatoo has been released back into
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2018
Videos
Here is a list of a few gigantic ancient animals that once roamed the Earth. The first ancient animal to be listed is th
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 10, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Approximately 5.6 million adults experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the United States during the course
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
APR 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Like many other opportunistic carnivores, wild cheetahs prowl around in the wilderness for prey and pounce on it when th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard