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Wildlife includes organisms that grow or live in areas without being introduced by humans. Wildlife can be found in all ecosystems on Earth including deserts, forests, grasslands, and plains and is usually affected by human activity.
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OCT 10, 2023Genetics & Genomics
In the past few years, the H5N1 bird flu has led to the deaths of millions of wild and farmed birds around the world. It ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2023Earth & The Environment
The Gulf Stream is a critical part of the global climate system; warm waters move from the Caribbean, along the US East ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2023Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that brown rats living near Atlanta, Georgia are carrying a parasite called rat lungworm, or ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2023Earth & The Environment
Some scientists have suggested that a sixth mass extinction is underway on Earth. A new study has confirmed those findin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Ecography examines how climate change could impact how birds and bats could become more prev ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 04, 2023Earth & The Environment
Lithium is a soft metal element, and demand for it is increasing significantly because it is being used in the transitio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
At least 50 different animals including dogs, cats, raccoons, and white-tailed deer can be infected with the virus that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2023Earth & The Environment
Freshwater ecosystems are a crucial part of the world's climate; they provide a habitat for a wide variety of plants and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2023Earth & The Environment
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide. But where is it all comi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Ecological Applications examines how certain bird species are coping on 44 privately-owned a ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 01, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study by researchers at Virginia Tech looked at the giant salamanders known as “hellbenders.” Scien ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandJUN 13, 2023Microbiology
Human activities often put people in close contact with wild animals. Research has shown that relationship can promote a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Even as the world grapples with COVID-19, there has been another massive outbreak of a viral pathogen called H5N1 influe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The Zoonomia project is an international effort to understand how a huge array of diverse creatures can arise from mamma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2023Plants & Animals
Four southern sea otters observed stranded off the coast of California near Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo between Febru ...Written By: Mandy WoodsMAR 08, 2023Technology
The creative mind is beautiful. Humans have always been capable of great works of art and wonder, something that has bee ...Written By: Mandy WoodsJAN 30, 2023Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a team of researchers led by the University of California, Los Angele ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 24, 2023Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a team of researchers led by Washington State University (WSU) examin ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 17, 2023Plants & Animals
Yesterday a story started to pop up everywhere about a terrifying beach discovery. A woman walking along Crystal Beach i ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 15, 2023Health & Medicine
Since 2021, a particularly persistent and deadly strain of avian influenza, highly pathogenic avian influenza, has been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have recovered sediment containing 2-million-year-old DNA, shattering the previous 'oldes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Biological Conservation, an international team of researchers led by UC Santa Cruz examin ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had identified the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
In the past few years, the H5N1 bird flu has led to the deaths of millions of wild and farmed birds around the world. It
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The Gulf Stream is a critical part of the global climate system; warm waters move from the Caribbean, along the US East
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2023
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that brown rats living near Atlanta, Georgia are carrying a parasite called rat lungworm, or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Some scientists have suggested that a sixth mass extinction is underway on Earth. A new study has confirmed those findin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Ecography examines how climate change could impact how birds and bats could become more prev
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 04, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Lithium is a soft metal element, and demand for it is increasing significantly because it is being used in the transitio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
At least 50 different animals including dogs, cats, raccoons, and white-tailed deer can be infected with the virus that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Freshwater ecosystems are a crucial part of the world's climate; they provide a habitat for a wide variety of plants and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide. But where is it all comi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Ecological Applications examines how certain bird species are coping on 44 privately-owned a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 01, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study by researchers at Virginia Tech looked at the giant salamanders known as “hellbenders.” Scien
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
JUN 13, 2023
Microbiology
Human activities often put people in close contact with wild animals. Research has shown that relationship can promote a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Even as the world grapples with COVID-19, there has been another massive outbreak of a viral pathogen called H5N1 influe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The Zoonomia project is an international effort to understand how a huge array of diverse creatures can arise from mamma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2023
Plants & Animals
Four southern sea otters observed stranded off the coast of California near Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo between Febru
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
MAR 08, 2023
Technology
The creative mind is beautiful. Humans have always been capable of great works of art and wonder, something that has bee
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
JAN 30, 2023
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a team of researchers led by the University of California, Los Angele
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 24, 2023
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a team of researchers led by Washington State University (WSU) examin
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 17, 2023
Plants & Animals
Yesterday a story started to pop up everywhere about a terrifying beach discovery. A woman walking along Crystal Beach i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 15, 2023
Health & Medicine
Since 2021, a particularly persistent and deadly strain of avian influenza, highly pathogenic avian influenza, has been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have recovered sediment containing 2-million-year-old DNA, shattering the previous 'oldes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Biological Conservation, an international team of researchers led by UC Santa Cruz examin
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had identified the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch