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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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AUG 31, 2016Space & Astronomy
While some scientists are peering out into the great beyond looking for a supposed Planet Nine, others have recently fou ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 31, 2016Cardiology
Amyloid buildup can cause heart failure, and a new imaging technique can both diagnose and prognose the condition. In th ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 30, 2016Immunology
While a newborn’s immune system is getting revved up after birth, a specific sugar in the mother’s breast mi ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 30, 2016Microbiology
As research on the microbiome intensifies, new links between the microbial community the gastrointestinal tract and heal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2016Plants & Animals
Mother nature is beautiful, but sometimes her wrath can be absolutely deadly. A lightning strike is reportedly to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s long been accepted that when proteins are made in the cell, a messenger RNA molecule made using DNA as a temp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2016Neuroscience
It’s well know that sleep deprivation can cause a host of problems from inattention to depression and even certain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 28, 2016Microbiology
The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis is among the world’s deadliest infectious pathogens. Those bacteria are a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2016Earth & The Environment
Just about two years ago, in August 2014, workers completed the largest dam removal project in the history of the United ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 27, 2016Plants & Animals
Back in 2002, Betty the New Caledonian crow made headlines when she was observed bending a piece of garden wire into a h ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Microcephaly is a rare developmental defect that causes an infant’s head to be smaller than normal at birth. While ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Noroviruses are common; they are the primary cause of viral gastroenteritis in people and are infamous for ruining the v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever since we were little, we’ve been told to never, ever swallow any batteries. Now, a group of engineers s ...AUG 25, 2016Immunology
What the pharmaceutical industry calls “the key to obesity” is the only hormone known to enhance appetite, a ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 25, 2016Neuroscience
The Olympics are over and while there were dozens of amazing moments for the millions that watched, some of what the ath ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 24, 2016Earth & The Environment
Larsen C is one of the world’s largest ice shelves. The most northern major ice shelf of the Antarctic penin ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 24, 2016Immunology
The symptoms of poison ivy rashes and other skin conditions are commonly known. For poison ivy, it’s a painful and ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 24, 2016Videos
White lies, fibs, blatant exaggerations, lies of omission - we've all done it before. And not just once, either. We'll a ...AUG 23, 2016Videos
For some people, the desire to stay young is worth the cost of all the cosmetic creams and even surgical procedures. But ...AUG 23, 2016Immunology
Too much inflammation lies at the root of many diseases, one being atherosclerosis. In a new study from Michigan State U ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 23, 2016Microbiology
By modeling microsporidia infection in roundworms, scientists have determined that the single-celled fungi replicate by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2016Plants & Animals
All the movies show sharks swimming right-side-up, but new research indicates that Hollywood has once again shown to be ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 22, 2016Immunology
A compound produced by the immune system triggers the recruitment of immune cells during an infection, but only with the ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Egg cells, or ovules in animals, remain dormant for many years after the start of reproductive age, and that is one reas ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2016
Space & Astronomy
While some scientists are peering out into the great beyond looking for a supposed Planet Nine, others have recently fou
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 31, 2016
Cardiology
Amyloid buildup can cause heart failure, and a new imaging technique can both diagnose and prognose the condition. In th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 30, 2016
Immunology
While a newborn’s immune system is getting revved up after birth, a specific sugar in the mother’s breast mi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 30, 2016
Microbiology
As research on the microbiome intensifies, new links between the microbial community the gastrointestinal tract and heal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2016
Plants & Animals
Mother nature is beautiful, but sometimes her wrath can be absolutely deadly. A lightning strike is reportedly to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s long been accepted that when proteins are made in the cell, a messenger RNA molecule made using DNA as a temp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2016
Neuroscience
It’s well know that sleep deprivation can cause a host of problems from inattention to depression and even certain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 28, 2016
Microbiology
The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis is among the world’s deadliest infectious pathogens. Those bacteria are a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Just about two years ago, in August 2014, workers completed the largest dam removal project in the history of the United
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 27, 2016
Plants & Animals
Back in 2002, Betty the New Caledonian crow made headlines when she was observed bending a piece of garden wire into a h
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microcephaly is a rare developmental defect that causes an infant’s head to be smaller than normal at birth. While
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Noroviruses are common; they are the primary cause of viral gastroenteritis in people and are infamous for ruining the v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever since we were little, we’ve been told to never, ever swallow any batteries. Now, a group of engineers s
...
AUG 25, 2016
Immunology
What the pharmaceutical industry calls “the key to obesity” is the only hormone known to enhance appetite, a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 25, 2016
Neuroscience
The Olympics are over and while there were dozens of amazing moments for the millions that watched, some of what the ath
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 24, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Larsen C is one of the world’s largest ice shelves. The most northern major ice shelf of the Antarctic penin
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 24, 2016
Immunology
The symptoms of poison ivy rashes and other skin conditions are commonly known. For poison ivy, it’s a painful and
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 24, 2016
Videos
White lies, fibs, blatant exaggerations, lies of omission - we've all done it before. And not just once, either. We'll a
...
AUG 23, 2016
Videos
For some people, the desire to stay young is worth the cost of all the cosmetic creams and even surgical procedures. But
...
AUG 23, 2016
Immunology
Too much inflammation lies at the root of many diseases, one being atherosclerosis. In a new study from Michigan State U
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 23, 2016
Microbiology
By modeling microsporidia infection in roundworms, scientists have determined that the single-celled fungi replicate by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2016
Plants & Animals
All the movies show sharks swimming right-side-up, but new research indicates that Hollywood has once again shown to be
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 22, 2016
Immunology
A compound produced by the immune system triggers the recruitment of immune cells during an infection, but only with the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Egg cells, or ovules in animals, remain dormant for many years after the start of reproductive age, and that is one reas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch