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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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JUL 12, 2017Neuroscience
While some scientific news can be boring or unecessarily complex, a new study is pretty straightforward and definitely n ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Fighting fire with fire, scientists are harnessing the adaptability of helpful microbes to challenge the adapt ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Even in remission, cancer looms. Former cancer patients and their doctors are always on alert for metastatic tumors. Now ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 11, 2017Plants & Animals
There’ve been a fair share of baby animals born in zoos lately, ranging from giant pandas to elephant calves, but ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A natural compound Salk Institute scientists have been studying has been shown to reduce the mental deficits and inflamm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2017Plants & Animals
In many freshwater lakes around the world, carp are a common sight. These bottom-feeding fish can grow anywhere between ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 09, 2017Immunology
The number of children with allergies seems to grow every year, but children growing up on a farm seem to be exempt from ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 09, 2017Videos
As summer heats up, you've probably noticed more fireflies in your backyard. These creatures are most visible at the dus ...JUL 09, 2017Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Glyphosate, a component of Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, is expected to be added to the list of cancer-causing che ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 09, 2017Plants & Animals
There are all kinds of corals in our seas, and those that exist at shallower depths are known to sometimes glow because ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 09, 2017Microbiology
Spiroplasma is a genus of pretty odd bacteria. Most bacteria can be classified as either Gram-positive or Gram-negative. ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 08, 2017Videos
You're smelling quite nice today. Or are you? Pheromones refer to the chemical hormone odors that many animals emit whic ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 07, 2017Plants & Animals
Pittsburgh Zoo just recently saw the premature birth of a female elephant calf who is now just five weeks old. The calf ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our food supply has changed a lot in the many years of human civilization, and new research can help scientists understa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2017Plants & Animals
It was only yesterday that over $9 million worth of ivory was seized by authorities in Hong Kong, but today, news has su ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 07, 2017Videos
Scientists estimate that tens to hundreds of millions of sea stars have died off within the last several years, ranging ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
This new data on a rare disease could help diagnose the disorder in new patients, and has led researchers to test new tr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2017Cardiology
The marine invertebrate Botryllus schlosseri - AKA the star ascidian - has more in common with humans that you&rs ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 06, 2017Cancer
For the first time, scientists have captured on film cancer metastasis at the single-cell level in a mouse. "O ...JUL 06, 2017Microbiology
I’ve got good news and bad news. I’ll start with the bad news - there’s a new species of bacteria that ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 06, 2017Videos
A lot of historical experiments would be considered unethical by today's standards because of the former treatment of th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 06, 2017Videos
Normally, frogs develop from tadpoles with just two hind legs. But there are unique circumstances in which they can deve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 06, 2017Plants & Animals
Africa’s elephants are having quite a bit of trouble just trying to stay alive, and that’s because of the on ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUL 12, 2017
Neuroscience
While some scientific news can be boring or unecessarily complex, a new study is pretty straightforward and definitely n
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Fighting fire with fire, scientists are harnessing the adaptability of helpful microbes to challenge the adapt
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Even in remission, cancer looms. Former cancer patients and their doctors are always on alert for metastatic tumors. Now
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 11, 2017
Plants & Animals
There’ve been a fair share of baby animals born in zoos lately, ranging from giant pandas to elephant calves, but
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A natural compound Salk Institute scientists have been studying has been shown to reduce the mental deficits and inflamm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2017
Plants & Animals
In many freshwater lakes around the world, carp are a common sight. These bottom-feeding fish can grow anywhere between
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 09, 2017
Immunology
The number of children with allergies seems to grow every year, but children growing up on a farm seem to be exempt from
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 09, 2017
Videos
As summer heats up, you've probably noticed more fireflies in your backyard. These creatures are most visible at the dus
...
JUL 09, 2017
Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Glyphosate, a component of Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, is expected to be added to the list of cancer-causing che
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 09, 2017
Plants & Animals
There are all kinds of corals in our seas, and those that exist at shallower depths are known to sometimes glow because
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 09, 2017
Microbiology
Spiroplasma is a genus of pretty odd bacteria. Most bacteria can be classified as either Gram-positive or Gram-negative.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 08, 2017
Videos
You're smelling quite nice today. Or are you? Pheromones refer to the chemical hormone odors that many animals emit whic
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
Pittsburgh Zoo just recently saw the premature birth of a female elephant calf who is now just five weeks old. The calf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our food supply has changed a lot in the many years of human civilization, and new research can help scientists understa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
It was only yesterday that over $9 million worth of ivory was seized by authorities in Hong Kong, but today, news has su
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 07, 2017
Videos
Scientists estimate that tens to hundreds of millions of sea stars have died off within the last several years, ranging
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
This new data on a rare disease could help diagnose the disorder in new patients, and has led researchers to test new tr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2017
Cardiology
The marine invertebrate Botryllus schlosseri - AKA the star ascidian - has more in common with humans that you&rs
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 06, 2017
Cancer
For the first time, scientists have captured on film cancer metastasis at the single-cell level in a mouse. "O
...
JUL 06, 2017
Microbiology
I’ve got good news and bad news. I’ll start with the bad news - there’s a new species of bacteria that
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 06, 2017
Videos
A lot of historical experiments would be considered unethical by today's standards because of the former treatment of th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 06, 2017
Videos
Normally, frogs develop from tadpoles with just two hind legs. But there are unique circumstances in which they can deve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 06, 2017
Plants & Animals
Africa’s elephants are having quite a bit of trouble just trying to stay alive, and that’s because of the on
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard