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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 19, 2017Earth & The Environment
Climate scientists have predicted that in order to adapt to climate change, species will move towards the poles and high ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 19, 2017Plants & Animals
When you think of birds, the first thing that comes to mind is how they have wings and they fly. In fact, sometimes peop ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2017Cancer
Earlier this week, scientists in Italy extolled the potential anticancer properties of whole tomatoes. Today, scientists ...MAY 18, 2017Plants & Animals
Rattlesnakes are known to be dangerous animals; ask just about anyone on the street if they would confront or even get c ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 17, 2017Cancer
Whole tomatoes may be more than just tasty foods. A new study reports that extracts from these fruits can stop the growt ...MAY 17, 2017Videos
You may know the mountain lion by one of its many other names: cougar, puma, catamount, panther. This animal is the larg ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 17, 2017Cannabis Sciences
As we age, memory can be impacted. Older adults usually show some signs of cognitive decline, but it varies from person ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 17, 2017Technology
Researchers based out of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and McCormick School of Engineering, both l ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
Monitoring hurricanes and typhoons is of utmost importance for security and public safety measures, especially as climat ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Nature Communications by an international team of researchers is a big step forward in the fight ag ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2017Plants & Animals
The vaquita is on its way out, according to experts who’ve been studying the elusive Mexican porpoise in the Gulf ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 16, 2017Neuroscience
When it comes to studying the brain, imaging is everything. The technology that allows brain tissue, neurons and network ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 15, 2017Plants & Animals
If there’s one kind of animal in the wild that doesn’t get as much attention as it should, it just might be ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A small molecule could be the key to iron transport disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2017Microbiology
Ticks are nasty parasites that already pose a threat to human health; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2017Plants & Animals
Predators are always on the prowl for potentially satisfying meals. Their prey, on the other hand, are typically just as ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 13, 2017Plants & Animals
Mankind may know how to farm, but as history shows, ants have been doing it long before humans even walked the Earth; pe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 13, 2017Microbiology
Kleptoplasty. It sounds cool. It is cool. Acquired phototrophy is a process where organisms - usually aquatic protists o ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 12, 2017Cancer
By diving deep into the cancer history of one patient, scientists say they’re able to ‘carbon date’ th ...MAY 12, 2017Plants & Animals
Given the nature of various whale species today, which have varying appetites ranging from krill to larger fish dependin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 11, 2017Earth & The Environment
Encroachment from human development and urbanization has been displacing animals for decades. Bears and coyotes often fa ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 11, 2017Earth & The Environment
When I first walked off the plane onto the red earth of Baltra Island, I immediately got the feeling that I was in anoth ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 11, 2017Plants & Animals
The dinosaur eras of Earth were filled with numerous types of creatures. While scientists agree that many dinosaurs were ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 10, 2017Microbiology
Have you ever seen the TV show The Odd Couple? The sitcom from the 1970s (and its 2015 reboot) follows the ups and downs ...Written By: Kerry Evans
MAY 19, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Climate scientists have predicted that in order to adapt to climate change, species will move towards the poles and high
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
When you think of birds, the first thing that comes to mind is how they have wings and they fly. In fact, sometimes peop
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 18, 2017
Cancer
Earlier this week, scientists in Italy extolled the potential anticancer properties of whole tomatoes. Today, scientists
...
MAY 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
Rattlesnakes are known to be dangerous animals; ask just about anyone on the street if they would confront or even get c
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 17, 2017
Cancer
Whole tomatoes may be more than just tasty foods. A new study reports that extracts from these fruits can stop the growt
...
MAY 17, 2017
Videos
You may know the mountain lion by one of its many other names: cougar, puma, catamount, panther. This animal is the larg
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 17, 2017
Cannabis Sciences
As we age, memory can be impacted. Older adults usually show some signs of cognitive decline, but it varies from person
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 17, 2017
Technology
Researchers based out of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and McCormick School of Engineering, both l
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Monitoring hurricanes and typhoons is of utmost importance for security and public safety measures, especially as climat
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Nature Communications by an international team of researchers is a big step forward in the fight ag
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2017
Plants & Animals
The vaquita is on its way out, according to experts who’ve been studying the elusive Mexican porpoise in the Gulf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 16, 2017
Neuroscience
When it comes to studying the brain, imaging is everything. The technology that allows brain tissue, neurons and network
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 15, 2017
Plants & Animals
If there’s one kind of animal in the wild that doesn’t get as much attention as it should, it just might be
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A small molecule could be the key to iron transport disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2017
Microbiology
Ticks are nasty parasites that already pose a threat to human health; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
Predators are always on the prowl for potentially satisfying meals. Their prey, on the other hand, are typically just as
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 13, 2017
Plants & Animals
Mankind may know how to farm, but as history shows, ants have been doing it long before humans even walked the Earth; pe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 13, 2017
Microbiology
Kleptoplasty. It sounds cool. It is cool. Acquired phototrophy is a process where organisms - usually aquatic protists o
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 12, 2017
Cancer
By diving deep into the cancer history of one patient, scientists say they’re able to ‘carbon date’ th
...
MAY 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
Given the nature of various whale species today, which have varying appetites ranging from krill to larger fish dependin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 11, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Encroachment from human development and urbanization has been displacing animals for decades. Bears and coyotes often fa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 11, 2017
Earth & The Environment
When I first walked off the plane onto the red earth of Baltra Island, I immediately got the feeling that I was in anoth
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 11, 2017
Plants & Animals
The dinosaur eras of Earth were filled with numerous types of creatures. While scientists agree that many dinosaurs were
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 10, 2017
Microbiology
Have you ever seen the TV show The Odd Couple? The sitcom from the 1970s (and its 2015 reboot) follows the ups and downs
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans