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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 12, 2020Earth & The Environment
A new study, published this week in Nature Communications and the first of its kind, has linked demand for goods linked ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 12, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Communications has revealed how quickly ecosystems will disappear once the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 09, 2020Earth & The Environment
Research from the National University of Singapore (NUS) highlights the growing concern of mangrove degradation, using M ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 02, 2020Earth & The Environment
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Any type of organism that is not native to a location but ends up there anyway is considered an invasive species.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the Arizona State University Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science (GDCS) have developed ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Gene sequencing technologies have created a wealth of data, and scientists can now do more with all that information.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2019Earth & The Environment
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After assessing the genomes of twenty species of butterflies, scientists were surprised to find that genes flow easily b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2019Earth & The Environment
Did you ever dig for earthworms when you were a kid? Chances are you’ve had some sort of contact with these critte ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 28, 2019Microbiology
Fungal colonies were cultured from samples collected in various marine environments. Image by: Lorna M.Y. Mitchison-Fiel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Spadefoot toads are known to be shape-shifters; they can rapidly change their behavior and physiology to adapt to enviro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
Scientists from Yale University have solved a mystery that has plagued scientists for decades. It’s well establish ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 20, 2019Microbiology
After observing unusual microorganisms that had been collected in Curaçao, researchers saw a strange thing.Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A new study, published this week in Nature Communications and the first of its kind, has linked demand for goods linked
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 12, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published earlier this week in Nature Communications has revealed how quickly ecosystems will disappear once the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 09, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Research from the National University of Singapore (NUS) highlights the growing concern of mangrove degradation, using M
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 02, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Bremer Canyon Marine Park sits in the Indian Ocean off the southern coast of Western Australia, a 4472 km² marine p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 24, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Okay, here’s the plan, listen up: Conserve a minimum of 26% of our oceans in order to maintain marine biodiversity
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A small new study suggests that some bats might be able to resist a devastating fungal disease called white nose syndrom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Devastating wildfires continue to ravage the continent of Australia. The report from BBC News below, which aired earlier
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 04, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms as different as humans and algae have some biological mechanisms in common.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2020
Neuroscience
For some time now, studies have been abound on the benefits of nature for both physical and mental health. Now, however,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Fraser firs are farmed to supply us with great-smelling Christmas trees that hold their needles, but they are also susce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Any type of organism that is not native to a location but ends up there anyway is considered an invasive species.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the Arizona State University Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science (GDCS) have developed
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Gene sequencing technologies have created a wealth of data, and scientists can now do more with all that information.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Due to human expansion in agriculture and livestock, logging, gas and oil exploration, and infrastructure expansion, for
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 24, 2019
Microbiology
Different forms of microbes have been able to make a home even in the harshest conditions. But there are still locations
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Have you ever tried to take photographs underwater, only to be sorely disappointed by the results? Pictures of vivid und
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 13, 2019
Technology
Having an ant the size of a lion isn’t an impossible idea—at least through augmented reality. Watch this aug
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 12, 2019
Earth & The Environment
In one of the last remote regions of the world, the Chinese Government is pushing back against development and towards i
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 04, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
After assessing the genomes of twenty species of butterflies, scientists were surprised to find that genes flow easily b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Did you ever dig for earthworms when you were a kid? Chances are you’ve had some sort of contact with these critte
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 28, 2019
Microbiology
Fungal colonies were cultured from samples collected in various marine environments. Image by: Lorna M.Y. Mitchison-Fiel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Spadefoot toads are known to be shape-shifters; they can rapidly change their behavior and physiology to adapt to enviro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Scientists from Yale University have solved a mystery that has plagued scientists for decades. It’s well establish
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 20, 2019
Microbiology
After observing unusual microorganisms that had been collected in Curaçao, researchers saw a strange thing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch