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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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JUL 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A condition that affects 1 in 37 boys and 1 in 151 girls in the US, research is fast-showing that genetics account for 8 ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 22, 2019Space & Astronomy
Deep space missions are becoming an increasingly relevant topic of discussion in the space community these days, and per ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
What do you think of when you hear the words, "plastic pollution"? Beverage bottles, straws, and packaging are ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 22, 2019Microbiology
Cyanidiales are a group of red algae species. Researchers have found that about 10% of them have acquired genes from bac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2019Plants & Animals
It seems like newly-discovered animal species are being described and named in scientific journals on a regular basis. W ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 20, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
The term autism spectrum disorder ASD is an umbrella term for a wide range of conditions. These conditions are character ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
Joshua trees are iconic of southern California deserts and have survived for 2.5 million years in harsh desert condition ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is known as one of the most common serious mental illnesses. Characterized by a decreased ability to under ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 15, 2019Earth & The Environment
A variety of environmental stressors threaten the world's coral reefs, most notably increases in water temperat ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 14, 2019Microbiology
Mother Nature has produced some very durable, tough materials, and some of the best synthetic materials are based on nat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Millions of years ago, retroviruses interacted with our primordial ancestors, and it's estimated that 8% of the human ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Plants use their roots to collect essential nutrients. We may one day be able to use those roots to store carbon undergr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
Frankincense has been cherished for thousands of years, utilized in cultural and religious ceremonies as well as cooking ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
For most animals, the sex is established early on in development and they stay that way throughout the life of the organ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
The brown macroalgae Sargassum is not uncommon in the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, the Sargasso Sea on the western side of t ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 04, 2019Plants & Animals
The smalleye stingray is the largest-known marine stingray species in the world, and yet we still know so very little ab ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
How exactly instincts are formed is a topic of hot debate. Between an interplay of genetic and environmental factors, th ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 02, 2019Plants & Animals
Porpoising is a type of swimming technique used by several different underwater mammals, including dolphins, porpoises, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 30, 2019Plants & Animals
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) prevents most of the world from conducting any sort of whaling activities, wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Smoke can linger and leave residues on clothes, hair and furniture, creating what's called thirdhand smoke.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The inch-long sea slug Elysia rufescens eats algae for sustenance, but it gets an added benefit in the form of toxins wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Can proteins make beautiful music? Researchers have combined two very different processes - the composition of music and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2019Plants & Animals
Many of America’s major cities, such as Boston and New York City, are chock-full of wild pigeons. Some people enjo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
Have you heard of a red tide? A red tide is a type of “harmful algal bloom,” an occurrence that reported in ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
JUL 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A condition that affects 1 in 37 boys and 1 in 151 girls in the US, research is fast-showing that genetics account for 8
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 22, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Deep space missions are becoming an increasingly relevant topic of discussion in the space community these days, and per
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
What do you think of when you hear the words, "plastic pollution"? Beverage bottles, straws, and packaging are
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 22, 2019
Microbiology
Cyanidiales are a group of red algae species. Researchers have found that about 10% of them have acquired genes from bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2019
Plants & Animals
It seems like newly-discovered animal species are being described and named in scientific journals on a regular basis. W
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 20, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
The term autism spectrum disorder ASD is an umbrella term for a wide range of conditions. These conditions are character
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Joshua trees are iconic of southern California deserts and have survived for 2.5 million years in harsh desert condition
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is known as one of the most common serious mental illnesses. Characterized by a decreased ability to under
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 15, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A variety of environmental stressors threaten the world's coral reefs, most notably increases in water temperat
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 14, 2019
Microbiology
Mother Nature has produced some very durable, tough materials, and some of the best synthetic materials are based on nat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Millions of years ago, retroviruses interacted with our primordial ancestors, and it's estimated that 8% of the human ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Plants use their roots to collect essential nutrients. We may one day be able to use those roots to store carbon undergr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Frankincense has been cherished for thousands of years, utilized in cultural and religious ceremonies as well as cooking
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
For most animals, the sex is established early on in development and they stay that way throughout the life of the organ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The brown macroalgae Sargassum is not uncommon in the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, the Sargasso Sea on the western side of t
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 04, 2019
Plants & Animals
The smalleye stingray is the largest-known marine stingray species in the world, and yet we still know so very little ab
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
How exactly instincts are formed is a topic of hot debate. Between an interplay of genetic and environmental factors, th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
Porpoising is a type of swimming technique used by several different underwater mammals, including dolphins, porpoises,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 30, 2019
Plants & Animals
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) prevents most of the world from conducting any sort of whaling activities, wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Smoke can linger and leave residues on clothes, hair and furniture, creating what's called thirdhand smoke.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The inch-long sea slug Elysia rufescens eats algae for sustenance, but it gets an added benefit in the form of toxins wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Can proteins make beautiful music? Researchers have combined two very different processes - the composition of music and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
Many of America’s major cities, such as Boston and New York City, are chock-full of wild pigeons. Some people enjo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Have you heard of a red tide? A red tide is a type of “harmful algal bloom,” an occurrence that reported in
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet