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Amphibians
Amphibians are a taxonomic class of animals. Amphibians are tetrapod indicating that they are four legged. They are also characterized by being vertebrates, meaning they have a backbone, and ectothermic, meaning they rely mostly on the environment for heat. Examples of amphibians include frogs, salamanders, toads, newts, and caecilians.
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SEP 26, 2018Plants & Animals
Around the globe, amphibians of all types are experiencing sharp population declines. Climate change has long been the p ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 20, 2018Earth & The Environment
Recently discovered amber from Myanmar is giving us new information on what life was like 99 million years ago. The ambe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 29, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Learning more about epidemics is critical for a growing human population that may face such a crisis in the future.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2018Videos
We all heard the statement "It's raining cats and dogs!", and while this is not meant to be taken literally, there is so ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 20, 2018Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Some of the worst wildlife diseases have been fungal. Now scientists have found that a fungus is impacting snakes.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2017Plants & Animals
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced on Friday the discovery of at least 381 new species throughout the Amazon rainfo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 27, 2017Plants & Animals
A new species of frog discovered throughout the Western Ghats mountain range in India looks unlike any other frog you&rs ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 16, 2017Plants & Animals
Throughout history, humans have relocated animals from one part of the world to another. Sometimes the relations are on ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 19, 2017Plants & Animals
Many scientists call our current geologic epoch the Anthropocene, which refers to the period during which human act ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 11, 2017Earth & The Environment
When I first walked off the plane onto the red earth of Baltra Island, I immediately got the feeling that I was in anoth ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 10, 2017Microbiology
Have you ever seen the TV show The Odd Couple? The sitcom from the 1970s (and its 2015 reboot) follows the ups and downs ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 21, 2017Videos
Most people have heard of the wolf reintroduction program that took place in Yellowstone National Park in the mid 1990s. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 14, 2017Plants & Animals
Fossils are relics left behind by time; they're alone and forgotten in places where even mother nature doesn’t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 06, 2017Plants & Animals
You’ve all probably seen it: a frog snatching a fly in mid-air with its tongue. Whether you’ve seen it in a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 10, 2017Videos
While 2016 was a difficult year in the human world, in the animal kingdom it wasn't much better. According to the Intern ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 08, 2017Plants & Animals
Dinosaurs are a constant fascination because it seems that we continue to learn more and more about them with each fossi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 08, 2017Plants & Animals
Sleep is defined as a reversible condition of reduced responsiveness usually associated with immobility. The decreased a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 05, 2017Videos
We are all multi-cellular beings. Mammals, amphibians and reptiles all are made up of complicated combinations of smalle ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 23, 2016Plants & Animals
When wildlife lovers hear of a new plant or animal species being discovered, it’s music to the ears, but a new rep ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 28, 2016Plants & Animals
Any time scientists discover a new species of animal on the home planet we thought we knew so well, animal lovers’ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 15, 2016Earth & The Environment
In a swamp approximately 6 miles away from the Newcastle airport in New South Wales, Australia, scientists have discover ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 08, 2016Plants & Animals
What is the world going to do about the state of its wildlife? That’s a big question we will have to answer, and f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 25, 2016Microbiology
A new study published in Science has shown that the bacteria in our guts has been with us a long time, and coevolved alo ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
Around the globe, amphibians of all types are experiencing sharp population declines. Climate change has long been the p
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 20, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Recently discovered amber from Myanmar is giving us new information on what life was like 99 million years ago. The ambe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 29, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Learning more about epidemics is critical for a growing human population that may face such a crisis in the future.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2018
Videos
We all heard the statement "It's raining cats and dogs!", and while this is not meant to be taken literally, there is so
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 20, 2018
Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Some of the worst wildlife diseases have been fungal. Now scientists have found that a fungus is impacting snakes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2017
Plants & Animals
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced on Friday the discovery of at least 381 new species throughout the Amazon rainfo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
A new species of frog discovered throughout the Western Ghats mountain range in India looks unlike any other frog you&rs
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 16, 2017
Plants & Animals
Throughout history, humans have relocated animals from one part of the world to another. Sometimes the relations are on
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
Many scientists call our current geologic epoch the Anthropocene, which refers to the period during which human act
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 11, 2017
Earth & The Environment
When I first walked off the plane onto the red earth of Baltra Island, I immediately got the feeling that I was in anoth
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 10, 2017
Microbiology
Have you ever seen the TV show The Odd Couple? The sitcom from the 1970s (and its 2015 reboot) follows the ups and downs
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 21, 2017
Videos
Most people have heard of the wolf reintroduction program that took place in Yellowstone National Park in the mid 1990s.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
Fossils are relics left behind by time; they're alone and forgotten in places where even mother nature doesn’t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 06, 2017
Plants & Animals
You’ve all probably seen it: a frog snatching a fly in mid-air with its tongue. Whether you’ve seen it in a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 10, 2017
Videos
While 2016 was a difficult year in the human world, in the animal kingdom it wasn't much better. According to the Intern
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 08, 2017
Plants & Animals
Dinosaurs are a constant fascination because it seems that we continue to learn more and more about them with each fossi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 08, 2017
Plants & Animals
Sleep is defined as a reversible condition of reduced responsiveness usually associated with immobility. The decreased a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 05, 2017
Videos
We are all multi-cellular beings. Mammals, amphibians and reptiles all are made up of complicated combinations of smalle
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 23, 2016
Plants & Animals
When wildlife lovers hear of a new plant or animal species being discovered, it’s music to the ears, but a new rep
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2016
Plants & Animals
Any time scientists discover a new species of animal on the home planet we thought we knew so well, animal lovers’
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 15, 2016
Earth & The Environment
In a swamp approximately 6 miles away from the Newcastle airport in New South Wales, Australia, scientists have discover
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 08, 2016
Plants & Animals
What is the world going to do about the state of its wildlife? That’s a big question we will have to answer, and f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 25, 2016
Microbiology
A new study published in Science has shown that the bacteria in our guts has been with us a long time, and coevolved alo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch