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Biodiversity
Biodiversity: the variability among living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems. Terrestrial biodiversity tends to be greater near the equator, which seems to be the result of the warm climate and high primary productivity. Biodiversity is not distributed evenly on Earth, and is richest in the tropics. These tropical forest ecosystems cover less than 10 per cent of earth's surface, and contain about 90 percent of the world's species.
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MAR 31, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Carl Sagan is famously quoted for saying, "We are made of star stuff", because when a star dies, it sheds its material b
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 21, 2023
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Nature, a team of researchers led by Equinor US examine how the Bakken Shale Formation lo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 03, 2023
Plants & Animals
Robots are everywhere today in popular culture, from movies and tv shows to toy stores, the new AI that's taking ove
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
FEB 20, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The planet Earth and its pristine environment have been devastated by endless and reckless human activity, which has res
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 20, 2023
Earth & The Environment
During its approximately 4.5 billion years of existence, the planet Earth has been home to around 8.7 million species of
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 17, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plant pathogens are the unseen enemy. According to the Encyclopedia of Microbiology, plant disease is defined as a state
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
JAN 18, 2023
Plants & Animals
Fire is everywhere, from stoves and heaters to grills, fun-smelling candles, fireplaces, and portable pocket lighters. H
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
DEC 19, 2022
Plants & Animals
What is abundantly clear about climate change is the myriad ways in which it affects the world around us. The most obvio
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 18, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, an international team of researchers led by the
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
In the modern world, many people are exposed to artificial light at night. It's even become such a problem that dark sky
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tigilanol tiglate (also referred to as EBC-46) is a chemical compound with a storied history. Found naturally in the see
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 13, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Global Change Biology, an international team of researchers led by Arizona State Universi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 05, 2022
Plants & Animals
Here’s a little good news for the day: certain areas of the Great Barrier Reef have the highest amount of coral co
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUL 14, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the United States, United Kingdom, and China reveal in a recent study published in Science Advances how
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 16, 2022
Earth & The Environment
We often associate deforestation with paper production, as someone might ask, “How many trees did you cut down to
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 08, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria have helped lay the foundations for complex life by creating a hospitable atmosphere on our planet, and they co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics may decrease athletes' motivation and endurance via effects on the microbiome. The corresponding study w
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 18, 2022
Neuroscience
Ion channels are crucial for neural communication; they control the flow and gradient of charged particles, creating ele
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Tropical reefs are facing threats from climate change from multiple angles: warming waters, more acidic waters, invasive
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JAN 21, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Life on earth is rich with diversity, and while we know a lot about some organisms, there is still so much more to learn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There's lots of stuff we can't see in the air, and it seems that includes DNA. Two new studies in Current Biology have r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2021
Earth & The Environment
With good fortune and proper oversite by paleontologists, breakthrough discoveries can be made to shine a light on the l
...
Written By:
Timothy James
DEC 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
Scientists were surprised to find an area deep underneath Antarctica's ice shelves teeming with life. Researchers have r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2021
Plants & Animals
The history of life on earth can be visualized as a branched tree. Some of those branches have spawned more, while other
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch