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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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MAY 31, 2022Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2022Neuroscience
Different parts of the brain have been carefully mapped, so we have some idea of what parts of the brain are used to per ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2022Cancer
Over the past couple of months, we have explored art and music therapies, two types of alternative therapeutic ap ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 15, 2022Health & Medicine
The University of Maryland School of Medicine reached a medical milestone this year when it transplanted a genetically-e ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 15, 2022Earth & The Environment
Volcanic eruptions are some of the most awesome spectacles in nature, as watching the interior of the planet we live on ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 12, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The genetic mutations that have been studied the most are those that have been linked to human disease, but what about m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2022Microbiology
African fruit bats are the natural hosts of Marburg and Ebola viruses, both of which are filoviruses. These RNA viruses ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 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 LeitchMAY 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have revealed more about a bacterial pathogen that can infect the gut, clostridium difficile. There are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2022Plants & Animals
Cravings are hard to overcome, and, sometimes, even harder to understand. Why do you crave chocolate cake or pickles or ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 22, 2022Plants & Animals
Every Earth Day, we take time to pause, think, and reflect on what we’re doing to save and preserve the natural wo ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 21, 2022Cannabis Sciences
For anyone looking for a well-compensated, in demand job in the cannabis industry, you can't go wrong with becoming an e ...Written By: Helaine KrysikAPR 21, 2022Health & Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers recently discovered that inhibiting a key signaling pathway in brain cells can lessen ...Written By: Kerry CharronAPR 20, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
There are some things most organisms need to survive, like protein, fat, or sugars. But dietary requirements can vary wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2022Plants & Animals
If someone asked you if fish could count, your response would probably be… probably not? Counting seems like an a ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 16, 2022Neuroscience
There are many types of epilepsy, a brain disorder that causes recurrent seizures or periods of altered behaviors or sen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2022Earth & The Environment
In 2020, when I was still working at a small natural history museum in Hot Springs, South Dakota, I started to hear whis ...Written By: Timothy JamesAPR 01, 2022Earth & The Environment
A recent discovery within the coleiod cephalopod species has further pushed back its known origin by approximately 82 mi ...Written By: Mandy WoodsMAR 28, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Time takes a toll on the body, and as we age, disease becomes more likely. Our bodies are not as good at fighting pathog ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells use the genetic information contained in DNA to generate proteins, which carry out many of the processes of life. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2022Plants & Animals
It’s generally believed that evolution is a gradual process that takes place over significant periods of time.&nbs ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAR 10, 2022Genetics & Genomics
In a first, researchers have found a gene in an animal that helps regulate genetics, but originally came from a bacteriu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2022Earth & The Environment
As climate change continues to warm the planet, it will become more important to take advantage of the environmental ser ...Written By: Samantha LottMAR 04, 2022Microbiology
The importance of the huge community of microorganisms in the gut has been revealed by genetic tools and research techni ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2022
Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2022
Neuroscience
Different parts of the brain have been carefully mapped, so we have some idea of what parts of the brain are used to per
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2022
Cancer
Over the past couple of months, we have explored art and music therapies, two types of alternative therapeutic ap
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 15, 2022
Health & Medicine
The University of Maryland School of Medicine reached a medical milestone this year when it transplanted a genetically-e
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 15, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Volcanic eruptions are some of the most awesome spectacles in nature, as watching the interior of the planet we live on
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 12, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The genetic mutations that have been studied the most are those that have been linked to human disease, but what about m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2022
Microbiology
African fruit bats are the natural hosts of Marburg and Ebola viruses, both of which are filoviruses. These RNA viruses
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
MAY 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have revealed more about a bacterial pathogen that can infect the gut, clostridium difficile. There are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2022
Plants & Animals
Cravings are hard to overcome, and, sometimes, even harder to understand. Why do you crave chocolate cake or pickles or
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 22, 2022
Plants & Animals
Every Earth Day, we take time to pause, think, and reflect on what we’re doing to save and preserve the natural wo
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 21, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
For anyone looking for a well-compensated, in demand job in the cannabis industry, you can't go wrong with becoming an e
...
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
APR 21, 2022
Health & Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers recently discovered that inhibiting a key signaling pathway in brain cells can lessen
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 20, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are some things most organisms need to survive, like protein, fat, or sugars. But dietary requirements can vary wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2022
Plants & Animals
If someone asked you if fish could count, your response would probably be… probably not? Counting seems like an a
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 16, 2022
Neuroscience
There are many types of epilepsy, a brain disorder that causes recurrent seizures or periods of altered behaviors or sen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In 2020, when I was still working at a small natural history museum in Hot Springs, South Dakota, I started to hear whis
...
Written By:
Timothy James
APR 01, 2022
Earth & The Environment
A recent discovery within the coleiod cephalopod species has further pushed back its known origin by approximately 82 mi
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
MAR 28, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Time takes a toll on the body, and as we age, disease becomes more likely. Our bodies are not as good at fighting pathog
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells use the genetic information contained in DNA to generate proteins, which carry out many of the processes of life.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2022
Plants & Animals
It’s generally believed that evolution is a gradual process that takes place over significant periods of time.&nbs
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 10, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
In a first, researchers have found a gene in an animal that helps regulate genetics, but originally came from a bacteriu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2022
Earth & The Environment
As climate change continues to warm the planet, it will become more important to take advantage of the environmental ser
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
MAR 04, 2022
Microbiology
The importance of the huge community of microorganisms in the gut has been revealed by genetic tools and research techni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch