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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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MAY 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A type of bacterial cell that commonly causes infection can also detect how fast movement is happening around them.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2019Plants & Animals
Butterflies are some of nature’s most distinguishable pollinators, but like most other insects in this classificat ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 15, 2019Microbiology
Many things can disrupt the microbiome, like antibiotics or host genetics. But there are other influences at work.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2019Plants & Animals
A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University was conducting a four-year study in some Ohio’s most be ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 02, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Terpenes. You should get familiar with that word if you haven't already. These are aromatic compounds which give pla ...Written By: Amy LoriauxMAY 01, 2019Plants & Animals
A team of researchers in the United Kingdom was conducting river water chemical analyses when they happened upon a mind- ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 01, 2019Earth & The Environment
As summer temperatures begin to rise, city dwellers face the task of keeping cool—mentally and physically. Defined ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 30, 2019Plants & Animals
Plastic is becoming a severe problem for the environment, and that’s precisely why researchers are trying so hard ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
One of the most defining characteristics of a human is their voice: its pitch, how it resonates and of course, the vocal ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 29, 2019Plants & Animals
The Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), or more colloquially known as the Royal Turtle, is currently recognized b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 29, 2019Plants & Animals
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) are perhaps one of the world’s most easily-recognized animals. With their incred ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 28, 2019Microbiology
Oil-consuming microbes have been discovered in the deepest part of the oceans of Earth - the Mariana Trench.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems that while what we eat is very important to our health, when we have our meals has an impact on our bodies as w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Pesticides are a part of agriculture, and while they are important to crop production, some can be detrimental to human ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
There are some animal that could offer incredible insight into health and disease, but we've lacked the tools and the kn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2019Plants & Animals
If you’ve ever frightened a fish in its natural habitat before, then you’ve likely observed that all the sur ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 23, 2019Plants & Animals
Good news for all those animal lovers out there: the New Zealand Department of Conservation claims that the kakapo parro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2019Plants & Animals
The Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp.) captivates biologists and conservationists alike, and so it should come ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 21, 2019Health & Medicine
Sesamoid bones are embedded in a tendon or muscle, and they are located in areas that have "high mechanic ...Written By: Dena ArutaAPR 17, 2019Plants & Animals
Animal conservationists frequently attach GPS tracking tags to animals to better understand their lifestyles and movemen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2019Plants & Animals
Florida’s Everglades National Park is the single largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and as such, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2019Microbiology
Hospital staff are encouraged to wash their hands to stop germs from spreading. It seems patients and rooms may also nee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2019Plants & Animals
Asia’s Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) is perhaps one of the world’s rarest turtle species ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAY 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A type of bacterial cell that commonly causes infection can also detect how fast movement is happening around them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
Butterflies are some of nature’s most distinguishable pollinators, but like most other insects in this classificat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2019
Microbiology
Many things can disrupt the microbiome, like antibiotics or host genetics. But there are other influences at work.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2019
Plants & Animals
A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University was conducting a four-year study in some Ohio’s most be
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 02, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Terpenes. You should get familiar with that word if you haven't already. These are aromatic compounds which give pla
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAY 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
A team of researchers in the United Kingdom was conducting river water chemical analyses when they happened upon a mind-
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 01, 2019
Earth & The Environment
As summer temperatures begin to rise, city dwellers face the task of keeping cool—mentally and physically. Defined
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 30, 2019
Plants & Animals
Plastic is becoming a severe problem for the environment, and that’s precisely why researchers are trying so hard
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
One of the most defining characteristics of a human is their voice: its pitch, how it resonates and of course, the vocal
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
The Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), or more colloquially known as the Royal Turtle, is currently recognized b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) are perhaps one of the world’s most easily-recognized animals. With their incred
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2019
Microbiology
Oil-consuming microbes have been discovered in the deepest part of the oceans of Earth - the Mariana Trench.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems that while what we eat is very important to our health, when we have our meals has an impact on our bodies as w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Pesticides are a part of agriculture, and while they are important to crop production, some can be detrimental to human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
There are some animal that could offer incredible insight into health and disease, but we've lacked the tools and the kn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2019
Plants & Animals
If you’ve ever frightened a fish in its natural habitat before, then you’ve likely observed that all the sur
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 23, 2019
Plants & Animals
Good news for all those animal lovers out there: the New Zealand Department of Conservation claims that the kakapo parro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
The Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp.) captivates biologists and conservationists alike, and so it should come
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 21, 2019
Health & Medicine
Sesamoid bones are embedded in a tendon or muscle, and they are located in areas that have "high mechanic
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
APR 17, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal conservationists frequently attach GPS tracking tags to animals to better understand their lifestyles and movemen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
Florida’s Everglades National Park is the single largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and as such,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2019
Microbiology
Hospital staff are encouraged to wash their hands to stop germs from spreading. It seems patients and rooms may also nee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
Asia’s Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) is perhaps one of the world’s rarest turtle species
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard