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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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MAY 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are many islands that have unique flora and fauna, like these limbless creatures (Photo © Andrew Stanbridge) of Sã
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Need another reason to go vegetarian or vegan? In the United States alone, there are 16,000 deaths annually resulting fr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have generated much more accurate reference materials for genomic studies. The work removed errors and impro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
The oldest environmental holiday in the United States is Arbor Day, celebrated on April 30. It's a day for inspiring peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses remaining in the world, making this animal one of the world's most endang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The more we know about the genetic history of food crops, the more prepared we'll be to maintain their growth through en
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used the gar fish to learn more about the network of nerves that links our eyes to our brains. The gar i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2021
Earth & The Environment
The debate over geoengineering - the idea that we could or should use technology to engineer solutions to cool down the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 29, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in Zootaxa details the finding of two species of screech owls that live in the Amazon and At
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 26, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Once dangerously on the brink of extinction, bald eagle populations are thriving throughout the lower 48 states of the U
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 22, 2021
Plants & Animals
While there was a brutal winter storm in the Texas region only a few weeks ago, climate change is causing winters to war
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Giraffes are unique and have made many evolutionary adaptations. They have a very short sleep cycle, for example.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have known that wherever humans go, we carry microorganisms with us, and the International Space Station is n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The genetic code is the basis for life, but in order for an organism to live and survive, it needs the proteins that the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent research involving ancient marine animals shows how humans and other animals still carry some of those animals' c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
It was a landmark event when the human genome was finally sequenced, and the Human Genome Project came to an end. But li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Why are some areas of the world more biodiverse than others? In an effort to understand what factors contribute to the u
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Long ago, aquatic animals adapted to live on land, and this initial group of land-dwelling vertebrates are known as tetr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A recent report released from The Microbiology Society features soil health as one of the most urgent areas of concern.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
We’ve heard it before: the lands occupied and stewarded by Indigenous peoples are crucial biodiversity hotspots. N
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 19, 2021
Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution in the ocean is a major problem, from the great Pacifici Garbage Patch to the micro plastics that have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Is there a connection between the extinction of species and that of human languages? Ecologists have long recognized a g
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 07, 2020
Microbiology
There are some very extreme environments on our planet, and it seems that microbes have been able to colonize many of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch