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Tree of life
In biology, the tree of life is a model and research tool used to explore the relationship networks and evolution of organisms. Using tree diagrams to map genealogical relationships dates back to the medieval era.
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OCT 31, 2021Microbiology
Single celled organisms called archaea occupy their own branch on the tree of life, like bacteria, but we know a lot les ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2021Earth & The Environment
Whether you know it or not, healthy ecosystems are an essential part of your life and many of the services you use daily ...Written By: Samantha LottJUL 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our environment is full of DNA molecules. While researchers have become concerned about DNA waste material that's ac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Plants & Animals
Before plants could be easily grown to produce delicious foods that we're all familiar with, they had to be domesticated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2021Earth & The Environment
Hydroelectric plants are touted for their ability to provide so-called green energy, which aims to continue to satisfy d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems that people have known for a long time, and research has suggested that stress can cause hair to turn gray. Now ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have discovered an unusual specimen of fungus that is making a carpenter ant its home; this discovery is the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2021Plants & Animals
This image by Aaron Mencia shows two vervet monkeys in a mangrove forest near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Internationa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2021Plants & Animals
The oldest environmental holiday in the United States is Arbor Day, celebrated on April 30. It's a day for inspiring peo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2021Plants & Animals
Madagascar is home to many unusual animals. A skull from one - the 'horned' crocodile - can be seen in this image by M. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2021Microbiology
After microbes called archaea were discovered in the 1970s, a branch was added to the tree of life after some debate, wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Researchers from the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) have published a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of S ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 12, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers were shocked when they saw the results of a genetic analysis comparing various microbes from around the worl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used the gar fish to learn more about the network of nerves that links our eyes to our brains. The gar i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2021Microbiology
Many people think of bacteria as disgusting germs, but there are plenty of important bacterial species that provide us w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2021Plants & Animals
The east coast is preparing for one of nature’s greatest spectacles. A gigantic swarm of periodical cicadas is due ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 18, 2021Microbiology
Greenwashing is a term used to describe an intentionally-misleading or false claim about the environmental benefits of a ...MAR 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent research involving ancient marine animals shows how humans and other animals still carry some of those animals' c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2021Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation reported that the western monarch butterfly populati ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 19, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Despite its resemblance to Earth, Mars, our planetary neighbor, is not exactly a friendly environment for human explorer ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 07, 2020Plants & Animals
NOAA researchers used video taken on an underwater expedition to identify a new species of comb jellyfish, or ctenophore ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2020Microbiology
Trees rely on a network of fungal friends for good health. Communities of trees can share nutrients and other essentail ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In this photo by OceanX, researchers off the coast of Brazil collected Pyrosoma atlanticum specimens with a special robo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere, even inside of our bodies, and they are thought to date back to the early days of life on Earth ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2021
Microbiology
Single celled organisms called archaea occupy their own branch on the tree of life, like bacteria, but we know a lot les
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Whether you know it or not, healthy ecosystems are an essential part of your life and many of the services you use daily
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUL 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our environment is full of DNA molecules. While researchers have become concerned about DNA waste material that's ac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Plants & Animals
Before plants could be easily grown to produce delicious foods that we're all familiar with, they had to be domesticated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Hydroelectric plants are touted for their ability to provide so-called green energy, which aims to continue to satisfy d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems that people have known for a long time, and research has suggested that stress can cause hair to turn gray. Now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered an unusual specimen of fungus that is making a carpenter ant its home; this discovery is the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2021
Plants & Animals
This image by Aaron Mencia shows two vervet monkeys in a mangrove forest near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Internationa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
The oldest environmental holiday in the United States is Arbor Day, celebrated on April 30. It's a day for inspiring peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2021
Plants & Animals
Madagascar is home to many unusual animals. A skull from one - the 'horned' crocodile - can be seen in this image by M.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2021
Microbiology
After microbes called archaea were discovered in the 1970s, a branch was added to the tree of life after some debate, wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers from the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) have published a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of S
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 12, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers were shocked when they saw the results of a genetic analysis comparing various microbes from around the worl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used the gar fish to learn more about the network of nerves that links our eyes to our brains. The gar i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2021
Microbiology
Many people think of bacteria as disgusting germs, but there are plenty of important bacterial species that provide us w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2021
Plants & Animals
The east coast is preparing for one of nature’s greatest spectacles. A gigantic swarm of periodical cicadas is due
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 18, 2021
Microbiology
Greenwashing is a term used to describe an intentionally-misleading or false claim about the environmental benefits of a
...
MAR 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent research involving ancient marine animals shows how humans and other animals still carry some of those animals' c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation reported that the western monarch butterfly populati
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 19, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Despite its resemblance to Earth, Mars, our planetary neighbor, is not exactly a friendly environment for human explorer
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 07, 2020
Plants & Animals
NOAA researchers used video taken on an underwater expedition to identify a new species of comb jellyfish, or ctenophore
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2020
Microbiology
Trees rely on a network of fungal friends for good health. Communities of trees can share nutrients and other essentail
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In this photo by OceanX, researchers off the coast of Brazil collected Pyrosoma atlanticum specimens with a special robo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere, even inside of our bodies, and they are thought to date back to the early days of life on Earth
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch