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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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APR 30, 2019Plants & Animals
Are we underestimating the frequency at which bonobos choose to devour meat? It might seem like a stretch, but according ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 29, 2019Plants & Animals
The Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), or more colloquially known as the Royal Turtle, is currently recognized b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 29, 2019Plants & Animals
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) are perhaps one of the world’s most easily-recognized animals. With their incred ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 27, 2019Videos
Researchers have created plants that can produce a type of nanomaterial, and that could sense chemicals or photosynthesi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Some gene editing efforts in plants have been very successful. Other illustrate the need to fully understand how the too ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2019Cannabis Sciences
The idea that there are different strains, (Cannabis indica and Cannabis sativa), has almost become cannabis dogma. ...Written By: Amy LoriauxAPR 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Pesticides are a part of agriculture, and while they are important to crop production, some can be detrimental to human ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2019Videos
What's your favorite fruit? Fresh strawberries in the summer, or maybe crisp fall apples? What about a juicy pawpaw? ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
There are some animal that could offer incredible insight into health and disease, but we've lacked the tools and the kn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 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 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
Coral reefs play a critical role on the planet. They are some of the most biodiverse biomes, providing food and habitat ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 23, 2019Videos
Are you a plant-lover? If you're like me, having a few plant friends is necessary for a comfortable home - and mille ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 23, 2019Plants & Animals
Good news for all those animal lovers out there: the New Zealand Department of Conservation claims that the kakapo parro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2019Plants & Animals
In a study published in Current Biology, a team of engineers and neuroscientists have collaborated to create 3D videos o ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
When Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico in September of 2017, it brought along record-breaking rainfall, the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 22, 2019Plants & Animals
The Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp.) captivates biologists and conservationists alike, and so it should come ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2019Plants & Animals
Hidden somewhere in a drawer in Kenya’s Nairobi National Museum were fossilized bones that stayed off the radar fo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
When 3D printing was first developed, only very simple structures could be created from basic materials. It's now advanc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2019Plants & Animals
In a study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers are looking at shrimp claws for inspirat ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of American Cardiology, a drug used for the treatment of diabetes—empagliflozi ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 21, 2019Videos
This gray seal is extra friendly and curious as he follows a pair of kayakers for over a mile and a half before hopping ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 21, 2019Earth & The Environment
Yesterday marked nine years since the Deepwater Horizon crude oil started to leak into the Gulf of Mexico. The leak ende ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 19, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Challenging medical assumptions about brain function after death, researchers restored activity in cells and circulation ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2019Videos
It seems that a new species of ancient human has been discovered. The tiny hominid hails from the Philippines.Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2019
Plants & Animals
Are we underestimating the frequency at which bonobos choose to devour meat? It might seem like a stretch, but according
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
The Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), or more colloquially known as the Royal Turtle, is currently recognized b
...
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 27, 2019
Videos
Researchers have created plants that can produce a type of nanomaterial, and that could sense chemicals or photosynthesi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some gene editing efforts in plants have been very successful. Other illustrate the need to fully understand how the too
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
The idea that there are different strains, (Cannabis indica and Cannabis sativa), has almost become cannabis dogma.
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
APR 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Pesticides are a part of agriculture, and while they are important to crop production, some can be detrimental to human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2019
Videos
What's your favorite fruit? Fresh strawberries in the summer, or maybe crisp fall apples? What about a juicy pawpaw?
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
There are some animal that could offer incredible insight into health and disease, but we've lacked the tools and the kn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Coral reefs play a critical role on the planet. They are some of the most biodiverse biomes, providing food and habitat
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 23, 2019
Videos
Are you a plant-lover? If you're like me, having a few plant friends is necessary for a comfortable home - and mille
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 23, 2019
Plants & Animals
Good news for all those animal lovers out there: the New Zealand Department of Conservation claims that the kakapo parro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
In a study published in Current Biology, a team of engineers and neuroscientists have collaborated to create 3D videos o
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
When Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico in September of 2017, it brought along record-breaking rainfall, the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
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 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
Hidden somewhere in a drawer in Kenya’s Nairobi National Museum were fossilized bones that stayed off the radar fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When 3D printing was first developed, only very simple structures could be created from basic materials. It's now advanc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2019
Plants & Animals
In a study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers are looking at shrimp claws for inspirat
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of American Cardiology, a drug used for the treatment of diabetes—empagliflozi
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 21, 2019
Videos
This gray seal is extra friendly and curious as he follows a pair of kayakers for over a mile and a half before hopping
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 21, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Yesterday marked nine years since the Deepwater Horizon crude oil started to leak into the Gulf of Mexico. The leak ende
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 19, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Challenging medical assumptions about brain function after death, researchers restored activity in cells and circulation
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2019
Videos
It seems that a new species of ancient human has been discovered. The tiny hominid hails from the Philippines.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch