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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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FEB 06, 2019Plants & Animals
Scientists have been trying to learn about the factors that drive speciation since the dawn of time, and while there&rsq ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence and characterize the genomes of all known eukaryotes.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2019Microbiology
Researchers have found giant viruses that can infect the bacteria in our guts, and seem to be able to move between speci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2019Cardiology
A study recently linked to poor nutrition to a significant increase in the number of hospitalizations and deaths in hear ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 14, 2019Plants & Animals
The discovery of a new animal species is typically followed by excitement and praise, but after a team of researchers fr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 08, 2019Plants & Animals
The world is home to all kinds of bees, some better-known than others, but all bee species play an essential role in the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2019Earth & The Environment
The west coast of the United States is a hotspot for biodiversity. Sea otters, harbor seals, shorebirds, fish and shellf ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 05, 2019Videos
Most crops on earth don't photosynthesize efficiently; they sometimes use a wasteful cellular pathway called photorespir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the Florida Museum of National History have banded together to urge other scientists to take advantage o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 31, 2018Plants & Animals
The Madagascar pochard is a duck species so elusive that conservationists once thought it was extinct. But in 2006, a te ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Red wolves were thought to be extinct in the wild and were listed as such in 1980. Researchers have now found red wolf D ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a new technology that will enable scientists to study biological responses to different envir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2018Videos
While estimates about the number of species that go extinct vary widely, one thing is certain: we can list many animals ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2018Earth & The Environment
New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that bioenergy crop production ma ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 10, 2018Microbiology
Deep within the surface of the earth lies a gargantuan amount of carbon in the form of various types of microbial life.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2018Plants & Animals
The world’s oceans are undergoing a pollution crisis the likes of which we’ve never seen before, and the uns ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 04, 2018Plants & Animals
Many American states have nicknames that subtly describe their unique qualities; Utah, for example, is known as the beeh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 26, 2018Plants & Animals
Whale strandings have become quite the frequent occurrence in New Zealand, but a massive stranding reported over the wee ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 23, 2018Microbiology
Viruses were thought of as tiny infectious agents for the most part, until researchers began to discover more and more g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2018Videos
A group of Peters's Angolan colobus monkeys were brought to US zoos from East Africa in the 80s, but little is known abo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2018Plants & Animals
It’s not too often that conservationists get the chance to share a successful conservation story, but as it would ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 09, 2018Earth & The Environment
New research from the University of Leeds and the collaboration of 30 global Institutions suggest that the Amazon tree d ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 05, 2018Plants & Animals
Bee populations are in decline all over the globe, raising serious concerns about their current situation among conserva ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 31, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study has discovered that Haiti is currently undergoing a mass extinction due to the fact that the country has les ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 06, 2019
Plants & Animals
Scientists have been trying to learn about the factors that drive speciation since the dawn of time, and while there&rsq
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence and characterize the genomes of all known eukaryotes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers have found giant viruses that can infect the bacteria in our guts, and seem to be able to move between speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2019
Cardiology
A study recently linked to poor nutrition to a significant increase in the number of hospitalizations and deaths in hear
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 14, 2019
Plants & Animals
The discovery of a new animal species is typically followed by excitement and praise, but after a team of researchers fr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 08, 2019
Plants & Animals
The world is home to all kinds of bees, some better-known than others, but all bee species play an essential role in the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The west coast of the United States is a hotspot for biodiversity. Sea otters, harbor seals, shorebirds, fish and shellf
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 05, 2019
Videos
Most crops on earth don't photosynthesize efficiently; they sometimes use a wasteful cellular pathway called photorespir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the Florida Museum of National History have banded together to urge other scientists to take advantage o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 31, 2018
Plants & Animals
The Madagascar pochard is a duck species so elusive that conservationists once thought it was extinct. But in 2006, a te
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Red wolves were thought to be extinct in the wild and were listed as such in 1980. Researchers have now found red wolf D
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a new technology that will enable scientists to study biological responses to different envir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2018
Videos
While estimates about the number of species that go extinct vary widely, one thing is certain: we can list many animals
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2018
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that bioenergy crop production ma
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 10, 2018
Microbiology
Deep within the surface of the earth lies a gargantuan amount of carbon in the form of various types of microbial life.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
The world’s oceans are undergoing a pollution crisis the likes of which we’ve never seen before, and the uns
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 04, 2018
Plants & Animals
Many American states have nicknames that subtly describe their unique qualities; Utah, for example, is known as the beeh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
Whale strandings have become quite the frequent occurrence in New Zealand, but a massive stranding reported over the wee
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 23, 2018
Microbiology
Viruses were thought of as tiny infectious agents for the most part, until researchers began to discover more and more g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2018
Videos
A group of Peters's Angolan colobus monkeys were brought to US zoos from East Africa in the 80s, but little is known abo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2018
Plants & Animals
It’s not too often that conservationists get the chance to share a successful conservation story, but as it would
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 09, 2018
Earth & The Environment
New research from the University of Leeds and the collaboration of 30 global Institutions suggest that the Amazon tree d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bee populations are in decline all over the globe, raising serious concerns about their current situation among conserva
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 31, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study has discovered that Haiti is currently undergoing a mass extinction due to the fact that the country has les
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan