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Animals: are multicellular organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development.
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MAY 10, 2020Plants & Animals
Humboldt penguins are small and easy prey for larger predators, and with that in mind, it may not come as much of a surp ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 10, 2020Plants & Animals
Most people cringe at the thought of getting stung by a bee, let alone hornets or wasps, with the latter tending to be m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 08, 2020Chemistry & Physics
The term "biomimicry" describes the models and methods harnessed by scientists to imitate natural element ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 07, 2020Health & Medicine
Thanks to the success of insecticide-treated bed nets, mosquitos seem to have shifted their feeding times away from the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Many species of Campylobacter bacteria are infectious and can cause a disease called campylobacteriosis in animals and p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2020Earth & The Environment
Many research projects have examined climate change’s impact on sea ice and glaciers. However, shorefast ice, whic ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 07, 2020Immunology
Researchers from Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech have reported preliminary results of a study into the development of a va ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 07, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Glowing plants light themselves up House plants are not just decorations: thanks to science, they might become a part of ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 06, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers have found that while we sleep, our brains are busy processing our waking experiences. A process called &lsq ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Israeli scientists have announced significant progress in isolating an antibody that may be effective in treating those ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 05, 2020Plants & Animals
Troops of Hamadryas baboons can reach numbers of 400 strong without a single particular leader. Albeit large, these troo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 04, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the US Department of Energy national laboratories have found that certain gut bacteria are able to impr ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 04, 2020Plants & Animals
Capuchin monkeys are highly intelligent animals, but they’re also rather curious. They’ve adapted to communi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The accumulation of aberrant, misfolded proteins is a known feature of several different kinds of brain diseases.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2020Plants & Animals
Snakes have a bad rap with people because so many species are known to bite when disturbed. An even smaller subset of sn ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 03, 2020Plants & Animals
Fruit flies can be particularly annoying, especially when one finds its way into your home and begins buzzing in circles ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 03, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The origin of SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has become politicized as leaders seek to place blame ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study from the University of California Riverside suggests that native bee species may thrive from the environmental e ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 30, 2020Earth & The Environment
Microplastics—the often microscopic plastic particles resulting from the breakdown of large plastic items or mater ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 29, 2020Earth & The Environment
While it’s not surprising that plastic pollution is reaching Antarctica, it is undoubtedly alarming considering th ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 28, 2020Plants & Animals
Orangutans watch over their children for longer periods than any other primate besides humans. On average, most organs t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 28, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Carbon-dating Pottery Kitchenware Just Got Easier Pottery, especially vessels that our ancestors used to eat and drink w ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In a five year study, scientists have now shown that stickleback fish were able to alter some of their traits within a s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The deliciousness of a food appeal is about a lot more than just taste.Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
Humboldt penguins are small and easy prey for larger predators, and with that in mind, it may not come as much of a surp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
Most people cringe at the thought of getting stung by a bee, let alone hornets or wasps, with the latter tending to be m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 08, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
The term "biomimicry" describes the models and methods harnessed by scientists to imitate natural element
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 07, 2020
Health & Medicine
Thanks to the success of insecticide-treated bed nets, mosquitos seem to have shifted their feeding times away from the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Many species of Campylobacter bacteria are infectious and can cause a disease called campylobacteriosis in animals and p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Many research projects have examined climate change’s impact on sea ice and glaciers. However, shorefast ice, whic
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 07, 2020
Immunology
Researchers from Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech have reported preliminary results of a study into the development of a va
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Glowing plants light themselves up House plants are not just decorations: thanks to science, they might become a part of
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 06, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that while we sleep, our brains are busy processing our waking experiences. A process called &lsq
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Israeli scientists have announced significant progress in isolating an antibody that may be effective in treating those
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
Troops of Hamadryas baboons can reach numbers of 400 strong without a single particular leader. Albeit large, these troo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 04, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the US Department of Energy national laboratories have found that certain gut bacteria are able to impr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 04, 2020
Plants & Animals
Capuchin monkeys are highly intelligent animals, but they’re also rather curious. They’ve adapted to communi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The accumulation of aberrant, misfolded proteins is a known feature of several different kinds of brain diseases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2020
Plants & Animals
Snakes have a bad rap with people because so many species are known to bite when disturbed. An even smaller subset of sn
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 03, 2020
Plants & Animals
Fruit flies can be particularly annoying, especially when one finds its way into your home and begins buzzing in circles
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The origin of SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has become politicized as leaders seek to place blame
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study from the University of California Riverside suggests that native bee species may thrive from the environmental e
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 30, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Microplastics—the often microscopic plastic particles resulting from the breakdown of large plastic items or mater
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
While it’s not surprising that plastic pollution is reaching Antarctica, it is undoubtedly alarming considering th
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 28, 2020
Plants & Animals
Orangutans watch over their children for longer periods than any other primate besides humans. On average, most organs t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Carbon-dating Pottery Kitchenware Just Got Easier Pottery, especially vessels that our ancestors used to eat and drink w
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In a five year study, scientists have now shown that stickleback fish were able to alter some of their traits within a s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The deliciousness of a food appeal is about a lot more than just taste.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch