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Biogeography
Biogeography is the study of the geographical distribution of species and ecosystems through geographic space and time. It focuses on the large-scale distribution of species, investigating how the distributions change over time and the factors they are governed by.
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JUL 13, 2021Plants & Animals
Before plants could be easily grown to produce delicious foods that we're all familiar with, they had to be domesticated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2021Plants & Animals
Download this smartphone app to help document one of North America's natural wonders.Written By: Anne MedinaMAY 05, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have taken 2,000 years old date palm seeds that were gathered from archaeological sites and used them to gro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2021Genetics & 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 LeitchFEB 19, 2021Earth & 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 SullivanDEC 26, 2020Microbiology
Like some plants and animals, there are bacteria that prefer to live in certain places; they have strong biogeography. B ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found evidence that humans in Europe gained the ability to metabolize the lactose, the sugar in milk, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2020Earth & The Environment
Research published in the journal Conservation Letters highlights the importance of considering land-use history when ev ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 29, 2020Earth & The Environment
Based on current Earth models, which project warming seas and nutrient depletion, scientists widely believe that ph ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
New research reported in Nature has suggested that modern humans come from Southern Africa, where they lived for approxi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists in Australia have used the genome of today's hepatitis B virus (HBV) to assess the movement of human populati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Earth is the only known habitable planet in the solar system, yet curious minds still wonder: what would happen if y ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 10, 2019Space & Astronomy
Although NASA hasn’t heard back from its Opportunity rover since a dust storm enveloped the planet of Mars ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 16, 2018Space & Astronomy
Jezero Crater is a site on the Martian surface where NASA expects the upcoming Mars 2020 rover to land and begin its ini ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 12, 2018Space & Astronomy
After a two-year journey through space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 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, 2018Space & Astronomy
Following a two-year journey through our solar system, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identific ...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 18, 2018Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s InSight lander arrives at Mars, it will land near the planet’s equator at Elysium Planitia. This ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 13, 2018Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s New Horizons probe conducted its historic fly-by of Pluto in 2015, the American space agency received ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 21, 2018Earth & The Environment
Our protected lands are not as protected as we may think. A new study published in Science reveals that one-third of the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 13, 2018Earth & The Environment
Wildfires aren’t uncommon in northern Arizona, where dry grasses cover much of the region. This year alone, the ar ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 04, 2018Earth & The Environment
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on the Big Island ushered in a not-so-unexpected surprise yesterday: an eruption and forc ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 13, 2021
Plants & Animals
Before plants could be easily grown to produce delicious foods that we're all familiar with, they had to be domesticated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2021
Plants & Animals
Download this smartphone app to help document one of North America's natural wonders.
Written By:
Anne Medina
MAY 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have taken 2,000 years old date palm seeds that were gathered from archaeological sites and used them to gro
...
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
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
DEC 26, 2020
Microbiology
Like some plants and animals, there are bacteria that prefer to live in certain places; they have strong biogeography. B
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found evidence that humans in Europe gained the ability to metabolize the lactose, the sugar in milk, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Research published in the journal Conservation Letters highlights the importance of considering land-use history when ev
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Based on current Earth models, which project warming seas and nutrient depletion, scientists widely believe that ph
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
New research reported in Nature has suggested that modern humans come from Southern Africa, where they lived for approxi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists in Australia have used the genome of today's hepatitis B virus (HBV) to assess the movement of human populati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Earth is the only known habitable planet in the solar system, yet curious minds still wonder: what would happen if y
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Although NASA hasn’t heard back from its Opportunity rover since a dust storm enveloped the planet of Mars
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 16, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Jezero Crater is a site on the Martian surface where NASA expects the upcoming Mars 2020 rover to land and begin its ini
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 12, 2018
Space & Astronomy
After a two-year journey through space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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
Space & Astronomy
Following a two-year journey through our solar system, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identific
...
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 18, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s InSight lander arrives at Mars, it will land near the planet’s equator at Elysium Planitia. This
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 13, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s New Horizons probe conducted its historic fly-by of Pluto in 2015, the American space agency received
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 21, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Our protected lands are not as protected as we may think. A new study published in Science reveals that one-third of the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 13, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Wildfires aren’t uncommon in northern Arizona, where dry grasses cover much of the region. This year alone, the ar
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on the Big Island ushered in a not-so-unexpected surprise yesterday: an eruption and forc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan