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JAN 14, 2019Plants & Animals
The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the second-largest animal species on Earth after the blue whale, but despite it ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 13, 2019Space & Astronomy
On Friday, SpaceX lofted a total of 10 Iridium satellites into space with a previously-flown Falcon 9 rocket. The rocket ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 13, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA isn’t the only space agency experiencing space telescope problems as of late. In an unforeseen turn of events ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 13, 2019Earth & The Environment
Desalination technology has a long way to go, as most methods require 10-1000 times more energy than traditional methods ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 12, 2019Cardiology
We are just 11 days into our heart-healthy New Year's resolutions knowing that fitness, diet and timely access to he ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
Research published earlier this month suggests that the deepest waters of the Pacific ocean may not be following the war ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 09, 2019Plants & Animals
The world and its many landscapes are continuously changing, so it should come as no surprise that wild animals follow s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 09, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is perhaps one of the most important space observatories in existence today. Despite ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 09, 2019Videos
Plastic is a major pollutant that is contaminating our waterways and oceans. Researchers have now found a way to create ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2019Microbiology
Microorganisms that end up on the International Space Station just do their best to survive, researchers have found.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA has sent a lot of spacecraft to Mars to explore the red planet for clues about its formation and suitability for li ...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 08, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA may have said goodbye to its Kepler Space Telescope at the end of October last year, but the American space agency ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2019Space & Astronomy
Unlike many other planets in the solar system, Earth only has one natural satellite, universally called the ‘Moon. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Moon orbits the Earth just as the Earth orbits the Sun, but the Moon’s orbit is tidally-locked. In essence, th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2019Plants & Animals
Endemic to the island of Borneo, the humble proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) tries its best to survive despite severa ...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 06, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons probe made history again last week after it became the first spacecraft to perform a fly-by ob ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 06, 2019Earth & The Environment
National parks are suffering greatly due to the recent government shutdown, which began on December 22 as a result of di ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
Monarch butterflies are famous for their long migrations, typically overwintering in the mountains of central Mexico and ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 05, 2019Microbiology
The microbes in our gut are intricately related to our health and well-being, and scientists continue to gain insight in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2019Videos
Most crops on earth don't photosynthesize efficiently; they sometimes use a wasteful cellular pathway called photorespir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2019Microbiology
Methane is a greenhouse gas considered to be 20-28 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.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 Sullivan
JAN 14, 2019
Plants & Animals
The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the second-largest animal species on Earth after the blue whale, but despite it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 13, 2019
Space & Astronomy
On Friday, SpaceX lofted a total of 10 Iridium satellites into space with a previously-flown Falcon 9 rocket. The rocket
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 13, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA isn’t the only space agency experiencing space telescope problems as of late. In an unforeseen turn of events
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 13, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Desalination technology has a long way to go, as most methods require 10-1000 times more energy than traditional methods
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 12, 2019
Cardiology
We are just 11 days into our heart-healthy New Year's resolutions knowing that fitness, diet and timely access to he
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Research published earlier this month suggests that the deepest waters of the Pacific ocean may not be following the war
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 09, 2019
Plants & Animals
The world and its many landscapes are continuously changing, so it should come as no surprise that wild animals follow s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is perhaps one of the most important space observatories in existence today. Despite
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2019
Videos
Plastic is a major pollutant that is contaminating our waterways and oceans. Researchers have now found a way to create
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2019
Microbiology
Microorganisms that end up on the International Space Station just do their best to survive, researchers have found.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA has sent a lot of spacecraft to Mars to explore the red planet for clues about its formation and suitability for li
...
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 08, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA may have said goodbye to its Kepler Space Telescope at the end of October last year, but the American space agency
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Unlike many other planets in the solar system, Earth only has one natural satellite, universally called the ‘Moon.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Moon orbits the Earth just as the Earth orbits the Sun, but the Moon’s orbit is tidally-locked. In essence, th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
Endemic to the island of Borneo, the humble proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) tries its best to survive despite severa
...
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 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons probe made history again last week after it became the first spacecraft to perform a fly-by ob
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 06, 2019
Earth & The Environment
National parks are suffering greatly due to the recent government shutdown, which began on December 22 as a result of di
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Monarch butterflies are famous for their long migrations, typically overwintering in the mountains of central Mexico and
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 05, 2019
Microbiology
The microbes in our gut are intricately related to our health and well-being, and scientists continue to gain insight in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
Microbiology
Methane is a greenhouse gas considered to be 20-28 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
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