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Animal Communications
Animal Communications: the transfer of information from one or a group of animals to one or more other animals that affect the current or future behavior of the receivers.
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APR 29, 2019Plants & Animals
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) are perhaps one of the world’s most easily-recognized animals. With their incred ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2019Plants & Animals
If you’ve ever frightened a fish in its natural habitat before, then you’ve likely observed that all the sur ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2019Plants & Animals
The Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp.) captivates biologists and conservationists alike, and so it should come ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 17, 2019Microbiology
Measles is extremely contagious, the CDC has stated that 555 cases have been reported - so far this year.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2019Plants & Animals
Dogs are commonly referred to as ‘man’s best friend,’ and as it would seem, this is far from a misnome ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 03, 2019Plants & Animals
Sea snakes, which are subtly named for their tendency to swim around the ocean and in other bodies of water, have long b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 31, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
We may have just discovered the snapping organ, but this method of communication is ancient.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2019Plants & Animals
Shark attacks aren’t particularly common, but that doesn’t mean they don’t happen every now and again. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 25, 2019Plants & Animals
A new African black-footed penguin was just recently put on display at Poland’s Gdansk Zoo for park visitors to lo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 20, 2019Plants & Animals
A variety of different factors threaten many of the world's natural pollinators, and monarch butterflies are no exce ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Thousands of genes are needed to generate the machinery that carries out photosynthesis.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 13, 2019Plants & Animals
Germany is home to a small species of nocturnal owl called the ‘little owl’ (Athene noctua), and while the G ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 12, 2019Plants & Animals
Any time you visit a public park or zoo with potentially-dangerous animals on the premises, you’ll do good to obse ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 11, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Women got cancer, substance abuse, and metabolic disorder diagnoses later.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2019Plants & Animals
Humans are understood to possess different types of personalities, and perhaps unsurprisingly, personality traits are fu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 06, 2019Plants & Animals
The Gulf of California plays host to the world’s most elusive porpoise: the vaquita (Phocoena sinus). On the other ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 04, 2019Plants & Animals
Wildlife experts were both shocked and confused last week when a massive and unidentified fish measuring nearly seven fe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 26, 2019Plants & Animals
Scientists have been trying to gauge the intelligence of various animals in relation to that of humans for eons, but doi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2019Plants & Animals
Biofluorescence is the ability of an animal to absorb certain kinds of light and emit different wavelengths in its place ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2019Plants & Animals
Understanding the complex patterns that exist between predators and their prey isn’t always easy, especially in th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2019Microbiology
The gut microbiome plays important physiological roles. Now scientists have found that bacteria can secrete nitric oxide ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2019Plants & Animals
Researchers have long wondered why zebras sport such eye-jarring black and white stripes, especially since most large ma ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 13, 2019Immunology
A physical interaction between two types of immune cells that plays an essential role in the early fight against dengue ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 12, 2019Plants & Animals
Reproduction is a normal part of life, and while sex might seem like a quick and straightforward process for humans, tha ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
APR 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) are perhaps one of the world’s most easily-recognized animals. With their incred
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2019
Plants & Animals
If you’ve ever frightened a fish in its natural habitat before, then you’ve likely observed that all the sur
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
The Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp.) captivates biologists and conservationists alike, and so it should come
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 17, 2019
Microbiology
Measles is extremely contagious, the CDC has stated that 555 cases have been reported - so far this year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
Dogs are commonly referred to as ‘man’s best friend,’ and as it would seem, this is far from a misnome
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 03, 2019
Plants & Animals
Sea snakes, which are subtly named for their tendency to swim around the ocean and in other bodies of water, have long b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 31, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
We may have just discovered the snapping organ, but this method of communication is ancient.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
Shark attacks aren’t particularly common, but that doesn’t mean they don’t happen every now and again.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
A new African black-footed penguin was just recently put on display at Poland’s Gdansk Zoo for park visitors to lo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 20, 2019
Plants & Animals
A variety of different factors threaten many of the world's natural pollinators, and monarch butterflies are no exce
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Thousands of genes are needed to generate the machinery that carries out photosynthesis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2019
Plants & Animals
Germany is home to a small species of nocturnal owl called the ‘little owl’ (Athene noctua), and while the G
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 12, 2019
Plants & Animals
Any time you visit a public park or zoo with potentially-dangerous animals on the premises, you’ll do good to obse
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 11, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Women got cancer, substance abuse, and metabolic disorder diagnoses later.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2019
Plants & Animals
Humans are understood to possess different types of personalities, and perhaps unsurprisingly, personality traits are fu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 06, 2019
Plants & Animals
The Gulf of California plays host to the world’s most elusive porpoise: the vaquita (Phocoena sinus). On the other
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 04, 2019
Plants & Animals
Wildlife experts were both shocked and confused last week when a massive and unidentified fish measuring nearly seven fe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 26, 2019
Plants & Animals
Scientists have been trying to gauge the intelligence of various animals in relation to that of humans for eons, but doi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
Biofluorescence is the ability of an animal to absorb certain kinds of light and emit different wavelengths in its place
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
Understanding the complex patterns that exist between predators and their prey isn’t always easy, especially in th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2019
Microbiology
The gut microbiome plays important physiological roles. Now scientists have found that bacteria can secrete nitric oxide
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2019
Plants & Animals
Researchers have long wondered why zebras sport such eye-jarring black and white stripes, especially since most large ma
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 13, 2019
Immunology
A physical interaction between two types of immune cells that plays an essential role in the early fight against dengue
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 12, 2019
Plants & Animals
Reproduction is a normal part of life, and while sex might seem like a quick and straightforward process for humans, tha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard