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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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NOV 03, 2022Health & Medicine
An elephant trunk can perform a range of large and fine motor skills thanks to "fingers" at the tip of the tru ...Written By: Kerry CharronOCT 31, 2022Plants & Animals
New research suggests that predominantly tree-dwelling monkeys are spending more time on the ground, due to warming temp ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 18, 2022Plants & Animals
Bears can have different diets, but reach similar sizes due to gut microbiomeWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 11, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Every mammal that is found on our planet is descended from one common ancestor, thought to have lived around 180 million ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Global Change Biology, an international team of researchers led by Arizona State Universi ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 13, 2022Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Living things have to contend with aging. Except for a few unusual creatures, like Turritopsis dohrnii, which has an ext ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2022Earth & The Environment
A recent study from a collaborative research team and published in BioScience discusses how consequences from climate ch ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 29, 2022Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and scientists have searched for the origins of the virus. After i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
PFAS Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, such as perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) are often referred to as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2022Earth & The Environment
Okay, let’s face it, polar bears are some of the most awesome animals on the planet. Technically classified as mar ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 25, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Cephalopods, including octopuses, have exceptionally large and complex nervous systems; the octopod brain is thought to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2022Health & Medicine
Afraid of New Things? You’re Genes Could be Responsible Scientists have discovered a significant difference in how ...Written By: Joshua AehMAY 13, 2022Technology
The average human body is made up of between 55-60% water. It is literally the most essential substance for our very sur ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 04, 2022Earth & The Environment
While plastic has become part of our everyday lives, its environmental impact is becoming more and more apparent, specif ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 01, 2022Microbiology
As the planet warms, fires are becoming increasingly common in unusual places like the Arctic, and the size and season o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2021Earth & The Environment
Folks have different opinions about what constitutes a healthy diet, and what constitutes an environmentally friendly di ...Written By: Samantha LottDEC 02, 2021Earth & The Environment
Microplastics are widely accepted as problematic for a number of reasons. They harm wildlife, leech chemicals into our d ...Written By: Samantha LottNOV 28, 2021Microbiology
Accumulating evidence has suggested that the community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tracts of most organisms have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some animals can produce offspring from an unfertilized egg in an asexual reproduction process known as parthogenesis. W ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2021Plants & Animals
The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most biodiverse locations on Earth, home to more than 3 million different species. I ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 16, 2021Plants & Animals
Climate change is threatening many of the world's crops, and may disrupt the growth of barley that's used to make beer.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The lifespans of vertebrates can vary widely; some live to be about five weeks while others can reach 400 years. As most ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 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 Leitch
NOV 03, 2022
Health & Medicine
An elephant trunk can perform a range of large and fine motor skills thanks to "fingers" at the tip of the tru
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 31, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research suggests that predominantly tree-dwelling monkeys are spending more time on the ground, due to warming temp
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 18, 2022
Plants & Animals
Bears can have different diets, but reach similar sizes due to gut microbiome
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 11, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Every mammal that is found on our planet is descended from one common ancestor, thought to have lived around 180 million
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Global Change Biology, an international team of researchers led by Arizona State Universi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 13, 2022
Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Living things have to contend with aging. Except for a few unusual creatures, like Turritopsis dohrnii, which has an ext
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2022
Earth & The Environment
A recent study from a collaborative research team and published in BioScience discusses how consequences from climate ch
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 29, 2022
Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and scientists have searched for the origins of the virus. After i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
PFAS Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, such as perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) are often referred to as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Okay, let’s face it, polar bears are some of the most awesome animals on the planet. Technically classified as mar
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 25, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Cephalopods, including octopuses, have exceptionally large and complex nervous systems; the octopod brain is thought to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2022
Health & Medicine
Afraid of New Things? You’re Genes Could be Responsible Scientists have discovered a significant difference in how
...
Written By:
Joshua Aeh
MAY 13, 2022
Technology
The average human body is made up of between 55-60% water. It is literally the most essential substance for our very sur
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 04, 2022
Earth & The Environment
While plastic has become part of our everyday lives, its environmental impact is becoming more and more apparent, specif
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 01, 2022
Microbiology
As the planet warms, fires are becoming increasingly common in unusual places like the Arctic, and the size and season o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Folks have different opinions about what constitutes a healthy diet, and what constitutes an environmentally friendly di
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
DEC 02, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Microplastics are widely accepted as problematic for a number of reasons. They harm wildlife, leech chemicals into our d
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
NOV 28, 2021
Microbiology
Accumulating evidence has suggested that the community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tracts of most organisms have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some animals can produce offspring from an unfertilized egg in an asexual reproduction process known as parthogenesis. W
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2021
Plants & Animals
The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most biodiverse locations on Earth, home to more than 3 million different species. I
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 16, 2021
Plants & Animals
Climate change is threatening many of the world's crops, and may disrupt the growth of barley that's used to make beer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The lifespans of vertebrates can vary widely; some live to be about five weeks while others can reach 400 years. As most
...
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