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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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JUN 05, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long sought to determine how life first arose on our planet, and finding an answer to that question coul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2022Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2022Neuroscience
Different parts of the brain have been carefully mapped, so we have some idea of what parts of the brain are used to per ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2022Plants & Animals
Can hemp building materials prevent dangerous crises such as the recent Surfside building collapse in Miami, or crumblin ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAY 24, 2022Genetics & Genomics
You may have heard of haploid and diploid species, which carry one set of unpaired chromosomes, or two sets chromosomes, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Gulf War illness (GWI) is an umbrella term that describes an array of chronic symptoms that have impacted an estimated 2 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2022Earth & The Environment
While plastic has become part of our everyday lives, its environmental impact is becoming more and more apparent, specif ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 03, 2022Genetics & Genomics
While dog breeders may dispute the conclusions based on their own experiences, new research has indicated that almost no ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2022Microbiology
As the planet warms, fires are becoming increasingly common in unusual places like the Arctic, and the size and season o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2022Microbiology
As soon as we are born, maybe even before that, the human gut is colonized with microbes including bacteria, fungi, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2022Microbiology
We've learned a lot about life that came before us by studying fossils. The ancestry and evolution of ancient microbial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2022Microbiology
Microbes have colonized every part of the world, including our bodies, and there are so may we know nothing about. Advan ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2022Earth & The Environment
As climate change continues to warm the planet, it will become more important to take advantage of the environmental ser ...Written By: Samantha LottFEB 24, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Almost half of bald and golden eagles in the U.S. have lead poisoning. In the largest comprehensive study of lead poison ...Written By: Hannah DanielFEB 13, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish are a great research model. They develop quickly and in their early stages, they remain transparent. The littl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2022Earth & The Environment
Grey wolves once ranged across most of the contiguous US. The government promoted hunting and trapping them in the early ...Written By: Samantha LottFEB 10, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetically-engineered microorganisms could be useful for many things, if they can be controlled easily. Researchers hav ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2022Microbiology
The skin is one of the most important parts of our immune system; it simply creates a barrier that keeps pathogens out o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2022Plants & Animals
Save the Redwoods League, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving redwood forests, has returned 215 acres of C ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 28, 2022Microbiology
Most geobiological research is done on land, so there is a lot we don't know about the microbial life that lives in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2022Earth & The Environment
Tropical reefs are facing threats from climate change from multiple angles: warming waters, more acidic waters, invasive ...Written By: Samantha LottJAN 21, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Life on earth is rich with diversity, and while we know a lot about some organisms, there is still so much more to learn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were assessing the presence of bacteria in wild hedgehogs which are found in Europe and New Zealand, and fou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2021Microbiology
Cheese doesn't have many ingredients, and while it doesn't contain preservatives, it does contain milk. So why doesn't i ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long sought to determine how life first arose on our planet, and finding an answer to that question coul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2022
Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2022
Neuroscience
Different parts of the brain have been carefully mapped, so we have some idea of what parts of the brain are used to per
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2022
Plants & Animals
Can hemp building materials prevent dangerous crises such as the recent Surfside building collapse in Miami, or crumblin
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAY 24, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
You may have heard of haploid and diploid species, which carry one set of unpaired chromosomes, or two sets chromosomes,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Gulf War illness (GWI) is an umbrella term that describes an array of chronic symptoms that have impacted an estimated 2
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2022
Earth & The Environment
While plastic has become part of our everyday lives, its environmental impact is becoming more and more apparent, specif
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 03, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
While dog breeders may dispute the conclusions based on their own experiences, new research has indicated that almost no
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2022
Microbiology
As the planet warms, fires are becoming increasingly common in unusual places like the Arctic, and the size and season o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2022
Microbiology
As soon as we are born, maybe even before that, the human gut is colonized with microbes including bacteria, fungi, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2022
Microbiology
We've learned a lot about life that came before us by studying fossils. The ancestry and evolution of ancient microbial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2022
Microbiology
Microbes have colonized every part of the world, including our bodies, and there are so may we know nothing about. Advan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2022
Earth & The Environment
As climate change continues to warm the planet, it will become more important to take advantage of the environmental ser
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
FEB 24, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Almost half of bald and golden eagles in the U.S. have lead poisoning. In the largest comprehensive study of lead poison
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
FEB 13, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish are a great research model. They develop quickly and in their early stages, they remain transparent. The littl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Grey wolves once ranged across most of the contiguous US. The government promoted hunting and trapping them in the early
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
FEB 10, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetically-engineered microorganisms could be useful for many things, if they can be controlled easily. Researchers hav
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2022
Microbiology
The skin is one of the most important parts of our immune system; it simply creates a barrier that keeps pathogens out o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2022
Plants & Animals
Save the Redwoods League, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving redwood forests, has returned 215 acres of C
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 28, 2022
Microbiology
Most geobiological research is done on land, so there is a lot we don't know about the microbial life that lives in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Tropical reefs are facing threats from climate change from multiple angles: warming waters, more acidic waters, invasive
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JAN 21, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Life on earth is rich with diversity, and while we know a lot about some organisms, there is still so much more to learn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were assessing the presence of bacteria in wild hedgehogs which are found in Europe and New Zealand, and fou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2021
Microbiology
Cheese doesn't have many ingredients, and while it doesn't contain preservatives, it does contain milk. So why doesn't i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch