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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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OCT 25, 2017Plants & Animals
As if some critically-endangered animals’ lives weren’t difficult enough, natural disasters like hurricanes ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 24, 2017Plants & Animals
According to the latest data announced by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), there&rsq ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that humans still carry some genetic material from Neanderthals, and evidence is growing that is exerts an influ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2017Plants & Animals
Singapore Zoo visitors will have a new attraction to check out this week, as the park is finally allowing its new white ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 29, 2017Plants & Animals
Locals living on the Solomon Islands have told stories about a massive, coconut-eating rat for ages. Animal conservation ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 28, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Credit: forplayday/thinkstock From the discoveries of Earth-like exoplanets to finding water in every corner of our sola ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 27, 2017Infographics
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) each keep track of the c ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 26, 2017Plants & Animals
The giant panda was once considered an endangered animal species by the International Union for the Conservation of Natu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 24, 2017Videos
There are many theories about how the dinosaurs died out, but one of the best-accepted ones of all is how a massive aste ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 20, 2017Microbiology
Humans carry millions of microorganisms around everywhere they go. Now scientists have suggested that we monitor those m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2017Plants & Animals
If you need another reason to clean up after yourself rather than trashing the beach, then look no further than this poo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 15, 2017Plants & Animals
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially announced this week that the snow leopard ( ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 14, 2017Plants & Animals
The night parrot is an elusive nocturnal bird that’s native to select parts of Australia. While it has been spotte ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 12, 2017Plants & Animals
Animal poachers commonly target rhinos because of the large horns situated on their heads. The horns carry high monetary ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 09, 2017Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies are among some of the world’s most precious insects, not just because they’re beautiful ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 31, 2017Plants & Animals
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced on Friday the discovery of at least 381 new species throughout the Amazon rainfo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 24, 2017Plants & Animals
The snow leopard is a creature that resides on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 21, 2017Plants & Animals
Butterflies are perhaps one of the world’s most-loved insect species. Not only are they completely harmless, but t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 18, 2017Plants & Animals
Animal conservation researchers are making history by performing the first ever major health assessment of endangered wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 17, 2017Earth & The Environment
Climate change is hitting some areas and species harder than others. Deserts in the Southwest of the United States are f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 10, 2017Plants & Animals
When you think back to about 160 million years ago, you most likely imagine a world roamed by the dinosaurs and not much ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 07, 2017Plants & Animals
Frogs are among some of the most diverse vertebrates on the planet, but their origins have long been cloudy. On the othe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 01, 2017Plants & Animals
Humans are constantly changing the environment around them to suit their needs. Among the things we do are tear down for ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 31, 2017Plants & Animals
Elephants are one of the hardest-hit creatures by animal poachers because of their ivory tusks, which inhabitants of oth ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 25, 2017
Plants & Animals
As if some critically-endangered animals’ lives weren’t difficult enough, natural disasters like hurricanes
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
According to the latest data announced by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), there&rsq
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that humans still carry some genetic material from Neanderthals, and evidence is growing that is exerts an influ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
Singapore Zoo visitors will have a new attraction to check out this week, as the park is finally allowing its new white
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 29, 2017
Plants & Animals
Locals living on the Solomon Islands have told stories about a massive, coconut-eating rat for ages. Animal conservation
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 28, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Credit: forplayday/thinkstock From the discoveries of Earth-like exoplanets to finding water in every corner of our sola
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 27, 2017
Infographics
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) each keep track of the c
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
The giant panda was once considered an endangered animal species by the International Union for the Conservation of Natu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 24, 2017
Videos
There are many theories about how the dinosaurs died out, but one of the best-accepted ones of all is how a massive aste
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 20, 2017
Microbiology
Humans carry millions of microorganisms around everywhere they go. Now scientists have suggested that we monitor those m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you need another reason to clean up after yourself rather than trashing the beach, then look no further than this poo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 15, 2017
Plants & Animals
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially announced this week that the snow leopard (
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
The night parrot is an elusive nocturnal bird that’s native to select parts of Australia. While it has been spotte
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
Animal poachers commonly target rhinos because of the large horns situated on their heads. The horns carry high monetary
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 09, 2017
Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies are among some of the world’s most precious insects, not just because they’re beautiful
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 31, 2017
Plants & Animals
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced on Friday the discovery of at least 381 new species throughout the Amazon rainfo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
The snow leopard is a creature that resides on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
Butterflies are perhaps one of the world’s most-loved insect species. Not only are they completely harmless, but t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
Animal conservation researchers are making history by performing the first ever major health assessment of endangered wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 17, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is hitting some areas and species harder than others. Deserts in the Southwest of the United States are f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 10, 2017
Plants & Animals
When you think back to about 160 million years ago, you most likely imagine a world roamed by the dinosaurs and not much
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
Frogs are among some of the most diverse vertebrates on the planet, but their origins have long been cloudy. On the othe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
Humans are constantly changing the environment around them to suit their needs. Among the things we do are tear down for
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 31, 2017
Plants & Animals
Elephants are one of the hardest-hit creatures by animal poachers because of their ivory tusks, which inhabitants of oth
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard