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Nature includes all the natural, physical, and material phenomena in the universe. The term is usually used to refer to plants, animals, and geology in our natural environment.
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NOV 17, 2019Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect humans, some, called bacteriophages or phages, infect bacteria. Image credit: Wikimedia Common ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2019Space & Astronomy
Far beyond the reach of the terrestrial and gas giant planets in our solar system exists an entirely different class of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were able to change the behavior of a type of carpenter ant, and now they know the biological basis for the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2019Plants & Animals
Bottlenose dolphins are known for their intelligence, and their behavior in the natural habitat never fails to amaze eve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 17, 2019Plants & Animals
Animal-caring staff from France’s La Planete Sauvage zoological park were put into a tough position this past week ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
This work may help develop new treatments for skin that is aging or damaged by wounds or burns.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2019Earth & The Environment
Humans aren’t the only ones who will be thirstier in the coming decades of increased surface temperatures – ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 15, 2019Microbiology
Probiotics, which are live microbes, are intended to improve human health, and they are sometimes given to intensive car ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Misfolded proteins, also called prions, can cause a host of problems, including neurodegenerative disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2019Cancer
New research suggests that the presence of a certain kind of gut bacteria can increase the risk of bowel cancer by as mu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Cancer cells can change their identity and can take on new functions and characteristics, which is often rooted in epige ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2019Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study, a joint research team at the University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, and University College L ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 13, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now learned more about malaria proteins and the antibodies that combat them.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2019Technology
Having an ant the size of a lion isn’t an impossible idea—at least through augmented reality. Watch this aug ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 12, 2019Earth & The Environment
In one of the last remote regions of the world, the Chinese Government is pushing back against development and towards i ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 12, 2019Immunology
It’s not common for young children to develop pollen food allergy syndrome (PFAS), but for those that do, there&rs ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 12, 2019Cancer
As far as skin cancers go, advanced invasive melanoma is quite aggressive – treatment options are still lacking ef ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 12, 2019Cancer
New research from scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital features findings that suggest that immunity to certain s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 11, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Data from a new Canadian survey suggest that cannabis use can be beneficial for people with post-traumatic stress disord ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 11, 2019Microbiology
This study can help inform the development of new treatments for antibiotic-resistant microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Hydrogen is dubbed the clean energy of the future because its consumption leads to no carbon emission but only water. Bu ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found that a drug called rapamycin can help restore blood flow to the brain that is lost during aging.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2019Plants & Animals
Ocean sunfish, also known as Mola Mola, are the world’s heaviest bony fish. These creatures can span up to three m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 10, 2019Plants & Animals
Of all the animal-based stories we’ve shared over the years, perhaps one of the most memorable involved a fearless ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
NOV 17, 2019
Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect humans, some, called bacteriophages or phages, infect bacteria. Image credit: Wikimedia Common
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Far beyond the reach of the terrestrial and gas giant planets in our solar system exists an entirely different class of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were able to change the behavior of a type of carpenter ant, and now they know the biological basis for the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2019
Plants & Animals
Bottlenose dolphins are known for their intelligence, and their behavior in the natural habitat never fails to amaze eve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 17, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal-caring staff from France’s La Planete Sauvage zoological park were put into a tough position this past week
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
This work may help develop new treatments for skin that is aging or damaged by wounds or burns.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Humans aren’t the only ones who will be thirstier in the coming decades of increased surface temperatures –
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 15, 2019
Microbiology
Probiotics, which are live microbes, are intended to improve human health, and they are sometimes given to intensive car
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Misfolded proteins, also called prions, can cause a host of problems, including neurodegenerative disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2019
Cancer
New research suggests that the presence of a certain kind of gut bacteria can increase the risk of bowel cancer by as mu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer cells can change their identity and can take on new functions and characteristics, which is often rooted in epige
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study, a joint research team at the University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, and University College L
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 13, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now learned more about malaria proteins and the antibodies that combat them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2019
Technology
Having an ant the size of a lion isn’t an impossible idea—at least through augmented reality. Watch this aug
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 12, 2019
Earth & The Environment
In one of the last remote regions of the world, the Chinese Government is pushing back against development and towards i
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 12, 2019
Immunology
It’s not common for young children to develop pollen food allergy syndrome (PFAS), but for those that do, there&rs
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 12, 2019
Cancer
As far as skin cancers go, advanced invasive melanoma is quite aggressive – treatment options are still lacking ef
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 12, 2019
Cancer
New research from scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital features findings that suggest that immunity to certain s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 11, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Data from a new Canadian survey suggest that cannabis use can be beneficial for people with post-traumatic stress disord
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 11, 2019
Microbiology
This study can help inform the development of new treatments for antibiotic-resistant microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Hydrogen is dubbed the clean energy of the future because its consumption leads to no carbon emission but only water. Bu
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found that a drug called rapamycin can help restore blood flow to the brain that is lost during aging.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2019
Plants & Animals
Ocean sunfish, also known as Mola Mola, are the world’s heaviest bony fish. These creatures can span up to three m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 10, 2019
Plants & Animals
Of all the animal-based stories we’ve shared over the years, perhaps one of the most memorable involved a fearless
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard