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Ecology & Environment
Ecology is the study of living things in their environment, and the relationship between different components of a given environment.
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DEC 07, 2020Microbiology
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 LeitchNOV 30, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
People are always looking for new ways to get inspired to exercise. Now odor is being proposed as a motivational tool fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In the latter half of the last century, agriculture underwent a technological revolution that enabled farmers to create ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2020Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2020Earth & The Environment
An international collaboration between 27 researchers led by the University of Melbourne has concluded that over 4,400 s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 23, 2020Plants & Animals
Our oceans are becoming more acidic; their pH is going down as they absorb CO2 from Earth's atmosphere. It's thought tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2020Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a major public health threat. The overuse of antibiotics is thought t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2020Plants & Animals
For some people, it's easier to grasp the magnitude of a problem once it can be visualized.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2020Microbiology
Ticks transmit the bacterial pathogen that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF).Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body plays host to trillions of microbes, and many of them live in our gastrointestinal tract; these microorga ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2020Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Ecology Letters has documented a consistent fall in biodiversity in the Amazon. The scient ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 26, 2020Genetics & Genomics
People that eat a 'paleo' diet operate under the idea that we should be eating more like our ancestors, and that metabol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2020Microbiology
Trees rely on a network of fungal friends for good health. Communities of trees can share nutrients and other essentail ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Life on earth relies on clean water, something that is becoming more scarce. Researchers have found that if water is con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2020Plants & Animals
Over the past decade, humpback whales have become increasingly common in waters known as the New York-New Jersey Bight. ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 07, 2020Plants & Animals
For the first time in about 3,000 years, Tasmanian devils have returned to mainland Australia. According to a report fro ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 01, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published in the journal Global Environmental Change finds hope for the future with the revelation that it ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 27, 2020Plants & Animals
The image by Bastian Rast shows a Cobalt Blue Tarantula (Hapolpelma lividum), with brilliant cobalt blue hair-like setae ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2020Plants & Animals
For the past few decades, polar bears have been harbingers of climate change. However, not every polar bear subpopu ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 15, 2020Microbiology
There are many different kinds of microbes, and some can use unusual substances to survive. Methanotrophs, for example, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2020Microbiology
While only about 25 of 900 species of tick spread disease, ticks are responsible for an estimated 95 percent of vector-b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2020Plants & Animals
New images of hatchling Burmese roofed turtles have renewed hope to save this critically endangered species. Late last m ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 10, 2020Plants & Animals
Snails, marine and terrestrial, are likely primarily imagined to be attached to a substrate. However, under the waves, t ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Around 11,000 years ago, megafauna of the earth began to go extinct. Mastodons were some of the largest land animals liv ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
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
NOV 30, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
People are always looking for new ways to get inspired to exercise. Now odor is being proposed as a motivational tool fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In the latter half of the last century, agriculture underwent a technological revolution that enabled farmers to create
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2020
Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2020
Earth & The Environment
An international collaboration between 27 researchers led by the University of Melbourne has concluded that over 4,400 s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 23, 2020
Plants & Animals
Our oceans are becoming more acidic; their pH is going down as they absorb CO2 from Earth's atmosphere. It's thought tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2020
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a major public health threat. The overuse of antibiotics is thought t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2020
Plants & Animals
For some people, it's easier to grasp the magnitude of a problem once it can be visualized.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2020
Microbiology
Ticks transmit the bacterial pathogen that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF).
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body plays host to trillions of microbes, and many of them live in our gastrointestinal tract; these microorga
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Ecology Letters has documented a consistent fall in biodiversity in the Amazon. The scient
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 26, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
People that eat a 'paleo' diet operate under the idea that we should be eating more like our ancestors, and that metabol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2020
Microbiology
Trees rely on a network of fungal friends for good health. Communities of trees can share nutrients and other essentail
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Life on earth relies on clean water, something that is becoming more scarce. Researchers have found that if water is con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2020
Plants & Animals
Over the past decade, humpback whales have become increasingly common in waters known as the New York-New Jersey Bight.
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 07, 2020
Plants & Animals
For the first time in about 3,000 years, Tasmanian devils have returned to mainland Australia. According to a report fro
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 01, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published in the journal Global Environmental Change finds hope for the future with the revelation that it
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 27, 2020
Plants & Animals
The image by Bastian Rast shows a Cobalt Blue Tarantula (Hapolpelma lividum), with brilliant cobalt blue hair-like setae
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2020
Plants & Animals
For the past few decades, polar bears have been harbingers of climate change. However, not every polar bear subpopu
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 15, 2020
Microbiology
There are many different kinds of microbes, and some can use unusual substances to survive. Methanotrophs, for example,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Microbiology
While only about 25 of 900 species of tick spread disease, ticks are responsible for an estimated 95 percent of vector-b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
New images of hatchling Burmese roofed turtles have renewed hope to save this critically endangered species. Late last m
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
Snails, marine and terrestrial, are likely primarily imagined to be attached to a substrate. However, under the waves, t
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Around 11,000 years ago, megafauna of the earth began to go extinct. Mastodons were some of the largest land animals liv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch