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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 31, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research suggests harnessing fungi to help improve agricultural efficiency for cereal crops, saying fungi can improv ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 28, 2019Genetics & Genomics
People that don't carry functional copies of these proteins are more likely to get diseases that arise from unstable DNA ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2019Earth & The Environment
Based on parameters set by the Australian and Queensland Governments, a significant pesticide reduction target for water ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 28, 2019Microbiology
Fungal colonies were cultured from samples collected in various marine environments. Image by: Lorna M.Y. Mitchison-Fiel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2019Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that whaling is frowned upon both by conservationists and the law, but there was once a time in the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 24, 2019Neuroscience
For a recovering alcoholic, walking past a familiar bar or attending social events are often challenging situations. In ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergOCT 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Spadefoot toads are known to be shape-shifters; they can rapidly change their behavior and physiology to adapt to enviro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2019Microbiology
An international team of researchers has learned more about how a stingless bee relies on several different fungi to sur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2019Microbiology
After observing unusual microorganisms that had been collected in Curaçao, researchers saw a strange thing.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2019Immunology
One man’s coffee trash is another man’s solution for addressing chronic inflammation. A new Food and Chemica ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
This tool can aid in the diagnosis of developmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2019Health & Medicine
Researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia have linked the risk of developing childhood food allergies and e ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 14, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 4 billion years ago, scientists think that life arose, and they have been trying to learn more about how that hap ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A team of scientists study the differences between childhood and adult cancer. This drives the discussion of the use of ...Written By: Carly BoydOCT 13, 2019Plants & Animals
Whales of several different varieties are becoming beached—stranded on beaches—at what many would argue to b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 11, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Around 3,500 American babies die of sudden unexpected infant death every year.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, everyone is at risk from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2019Microbiology
Microorganisms are everywhere, and they are often engaged in a fight for resources with other microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2019Microbiology
Many of our best antibiotics have come from microbes, which have to use them to battle other microorganisms in a struggl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2019Immunology
“My biological clock is ticking.” We’ve heard people say this phrase - maybe even said it ourselves - ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 22, 2019Plants & Animals
Birds are often at the forefront of interest when it comes to wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. Sadly, new scienti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 19, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Our cells use proteins as messengers that send or receive critical signals to carry out the functions essential for life ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
By 2050, the UN has estimated that wheat production needs to increase by 60% in order to feed the world’s populati ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like malaria that could lead to serious health consequences or even death, espec ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research suggests harnessing fungi to help improve agricultural efficiency for cereal crops, saying fungi can improv
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 28, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
People that don't carry functional copies of these proteins are more likely to get diseases that arise from unstable DNA
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Based on parameters set by the Australian and Queensland Governments, a significant pesticide reduction target for water
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 28, 2019
Microbiology
Fungal colonies were cultured from samples collected in various marine environments. Image by: Lorna M.Y. Mitchison-Fiel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2019
Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that whaling is frowned upon both by conservationists and the law, but there was once a time in the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 24, 2019
Neuroscience
For a recovering alcoholic, walking past a familiar bar or attending social events are often challenging situations. In
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Spadefoot toads are known to be shape-shifters; they can rapidly change their behavior and physiology to adapt to enviro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2019
Microbiology
An international team of researchers has learned more about how a stingless bee relies on several different fungi to sur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2019
Microbiology
After observing unusual microorganisms that had been collected in Curaçao, researchers saw a strange thing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2019
Immunology
One man’s coffee trash is another man’s solution for addressing chronic inflammation. A new Food and Chemica
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
This tool can aid in the diagnosis of developmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
Researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia have linked the risk of developing childhood food allergies and e
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 4 billion years ago, scientists think that life arose, and they have been trying to learn more about how that hap
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A team of scientists study the differences between childhood and adult cancer. This drives the discussion of the use of
...
Written By:
Carly Boyd
OCT 13, 2019
Plants & Animals
Whales of several different varieties are becoming beached—stranded on beaches—at what many would argue to b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 11, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Around 3,500 American babies die of sudden unexpected infant death every year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, everyone is at risk from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2019
Microbiology
Microorganisms are everywhere, and they are often engaged in a fight for resources with other microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2019
Microbiology
Many of our best antibiotics have come from microbes, which have to use them to battle other microorganisms in a struggl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2019
Immunology
“My biological clock is ticking.” We’ve heard people say this phrase - maybe even said it ourselves -
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
Birds are often at the forefront of interest when it comes to wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. Sadly, new scienti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 19, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our cells use proteins as messengers that send or receive critical signals to carry out the functions essential for life
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
By 2050, the UN has estimated that wheat production needs to increase by 60% in order to feed the world’s populati
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like malaria that could lead to serious health consequences or even death, espec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch