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Insecticide
An insecticide is a substance that is used to kill insects. While they have transformed agricultural yields, insecticides have also been found to have negative consequences such as the disruption of delicate ecosystems and toxicity to humans and animals.
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OCT 28, 2019Earth & The Environment
Based on parameters set by the Australian and Queensland Governments, a significant pesticide reduction target for water ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 17, 2019Chemistry & Physics
A group of organic chemists at California Institute of Technology has come up with a synthesis method to produce a natur ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like malaria that could lead to serious health consequences or even death, espec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
As of 2017, there were 87 countries where malaria was being transmitted by mosquitoes, and it killed around 435,000 peop ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Pesticides are a part of agriculture, and while they are important to crop production, some can be detrimental to human ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2019Videos
What's your favorite fruit? Fresh strawberries in the summer, or maybe crisp fall apples? What about a juicy pawpaw? ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 24, 2019Microbiology
Malaria sickens around 200 million people every year, killing around 435,000. Children are most vulnerable. A vaccine ai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Some of you who have been dipping into the marijuana research from time to time may have heard the word "terpenes&q ...Written By: Amy LoriauxFEB 14, 2019Cannabis Sciences
If you are a cat owner, you know the value of catnip. "It's perfectly safe," you say, as you watch your ki ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 25, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The current trend to replace non-composable plastics materials such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), or polysty ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 02, 2019Health & Medicine
While the images that you find on different websites of mites that live on humans may be frightening, most have a symbio ...Written By: Dena ArutaOCT 05, 2018Microbiology
A varsity of creative strategies have been proposed as solutions to climate change, from practical to outlandish.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2018Cannabis Sciences
It's important to be made aware of the differences between the cannabinoids that are produced by the cannabis plant. ...Written By: Amanda KahlAUG 15, 2018Plants & Animals
Bees and other vital pollinators have experienced significant population declines in the face of widespread pesticide us ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 25, 2018Videos
The genome of the cockroach was recently sequenced, and scientists have gained some insight into why they are so tough.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2018Earth & The Environment
We had all been wondering for a long time now how a self-acclaimed climate change denier could be in charge of the so-ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 23, 2018Plants & Animals
Bats have earned the reputation as a type of naturally-existing mosquito population control in some parts of the world b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to control the population of an insect invader from Japan that destroys valuable crops.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2018Earth & The Environment
We know that pesticides can be dangerous; they have been shown to be health hazards for humans, wildlife, and the enviro ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 14, 2017Genetics & Genomics
People who doubt evolution need only look around to see examples of it in action.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2017Videos
A new study has found that neonicotinoids are present in honey around the world. Neonicotinoids are a commonly used clas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Exeter published an impassioned defense of the biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis, ref ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 20, 2017Microbiology
Honeybees are critical to the world's food supply, and they are dying off in dramatic numbers. People have to do more to ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Based on parameters set by the Australian and Queensland Governments, a significant pesticide reduction target for water
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 17, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
A group of organic chemists at California Institute of Technology has come up with a synthesis method to produce a natur
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like malaria that could lead to serious health consequences or even death, espec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
As of 2017, there were 87 countries where malaria was being transmitted by mosquitoes, and it killed around 435,000 peop
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Pesticides are a part of agriculture, and while they are important to crop production, some can be detrimental to human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2019
Videos
What's your favorite fruit? Fresh strawberries in the summer, or maybe crisp fall apples? What about a juicy pawpaw?
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 24, 2019
Microbiology
Malaria sickens around 200 million people every year, killing around 435,000. Children are most vulnerable. A vaccine ai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Some of you who have been dipping into the marijuana research from time to time may have heard the word "terpenes&q
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 14, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
If you are a cat owner, you know the value of catnip. "It's perfectly safe," you say, as you watch your ki
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 25, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The current trend to replace non-composable plastics materials such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), or polysty
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 02, 2019
Health & Medicine
While the images that you find on different websites of mites that live on humans may be frightening, most have a symbio
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
OCT 05, 2018
Microbiology
A varsity of creative strategies have been proposed as solutions to climate change, from practical to outlandish.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
It's important to be made aware of the differences between the cannabinoids that are produced by the cannabis plant.
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
AUG 15, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bees and other vital pollinators have experienced significant population declines in the face of widespread pesticide us
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 25, 2018
Videos
The genome of the cockroach was recently sequenced, and scientists have gained some insight into why they are so tough.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2018
Earth & The Environment
We had all been wondering for a long time now how a self-acclaimed climate change denier could be in charge of the so-ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 23, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bats have earned the reputation as a type of naturally-existing mosquito population control in some parts of the world b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to control the population of an insect invader from Japan that destroys valuable crops.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2018
Earth & The Environment
We know that pesticides can be dangerous; they have been shown to be health hazards for humans, wildlife, and the enviro
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 14, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
People who doubt evolution need only look around to see examples of it in action.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2017
Videos
A new study has found that neonicotinoids are present in honey around the world. Neonicotinoids are a commonly used clas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Exeter published an impassioned defense of the biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis, ref
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 20, 2017
Microbiology
Honeybees are critical to the world's food supply, and they are dying off in dramatic numbers. People have to do more to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch