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Environmental biology
Environmental biology exists at the intersection of environmental science, ecology, evolution, and global change. The field examines the ways organisms, species, and communities influence, and are impacted by, natural and human-altered ecosystems.
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OCT 05, 2020Plants & Animals
African elephants are a threatened species that are increasing in some areas but at risk in many others. There are proba ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2020Earth & The Environment
A new study from Penn State researchers reports that corals’ resiliency to climate change depends on environmental ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 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 21, 2020Neuroscience
Cavefish are fish that dwell in caves, unable to access the outside world. Often, they were separated from their closest ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaSEP 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists can use advanced genomics techniques to mine samples for all the genetic material they contain.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2020Microbiology
Animals can sense magnetism, an ability called magnetoreception. Scientists have been trying to understand this sense, w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2020Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) released the Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (GBO- ...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, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While institutional racism in the healthcare system plays a major part, there seem to also be biological reasons why the ...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 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 LeitchSEP 06, 2020Earth & The Environment
Plants have natural fertilizers built into their physiological structures, reports new research published in the journal ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in the sequences of some genes affect the characteristics of blood cells, and may contribute to an individ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2020Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that some bacteria can make ethylene in a way we never knew about; microbes that metabolize ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2020Plants & Animals
Extravagant and spiny lionfish were once highly sought after by home aquarium hobbyists. These venomous fish are native ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 27, 2020Plants & Animals
A new study reports that polar bear populations could collapse in the next 80 years if greenhouse gas emissions remain a ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 24, 2020Microbiology
In 2017, researchers reported that they had identified microbes in Antarctica that could basically survive on only air. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2020Microbiology
Some places in the United States have become dangerously polluted with hazardous waste. The EPA oversees a program that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
After years of development, testing, and regulatory approvals, a genetically engineered mosquito will be released in Flo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2020Health & Medicine
Microplastics make headlines frequently these days, and a discovery from Arizona State University (ASU) researchers is b ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 20, 2020Plants & Animals
August 20th, 2020 is World Mosquito Day. Why celebrate an animal dubbed as one of the “world’s deadliest&rdq ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2020Plants & Animals
The Great Plains of Montana are home to one of the United States' largest land restoration projects, known as the Am ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
OCT 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
African elephants are a threatened species that are increasing in some areas but at risk in many others. There are proba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A new study from Penn State researchers reports that corals’ resiliency to climate change depends on environmental
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
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 21, 2020
Neuroscience
Cavefish are fish that dwell in caves, unable to access the outside world. Often, they were separated from their closest
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
SEP 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists can use advanced genomics techniques to mine samples for all the genetic material they contain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2020
Microbiology
Animals can sense magnetism, an ability called magnetoreception. Scientists have been trying to understand this sense, w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2020
Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) released the Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (GBO-
...
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
Genetics & Genomics
While institutional racism in the healthcare system plays a major part, there seem to also be biological reasons why the
...
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 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
SEP 06, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Plants have natural fertilizers built into their physiological structures, reports new research published in the journal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in the sequences of some genes affect the characteristics of blood cells, and may contribute to an individ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that some bacteria can make ethylene in a way we never knew about; microbes that metabolize
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2020
Plants & Animals
Extravagant and spiny lionfish were once highly sought after by home aquarium hobbyists. These venomous fish are native
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 27, 2020
Plants & Animals
A new study reports that polar bear populations could collapse in the next 80 years if greenhouse gas emissions remain a
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 24, 2020
Microbiology
In 2017, researchers reported that they had identified microbes in Antarctica that could basically survive on only air.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2020
Microbiology
Some places in the United States have become dangerously polluted with hazardous waste. The EPA oversees a program that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
After years of development, testing, and regulatory approvals, a genetically engineered mosquito will be released in Flo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2020
Health & Medicine
Microplastics make headlines frequently these days, and a discovery from Arizona State University (ASU) researchers is b
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 20, 2020
Plants & Animals
August 20th, 2020 is World Mosquito Day. Why celebrate an animal dubbed as one of the “world’s deadliest&rdq
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2020
Plants & Animals
The Great Plains of Montana are home to one of the United States' largest land restoration projects, known as the Am
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet