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Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary Biology: is the subfield of biology that studies the evolutionary processes that produced the diversity of life on Earth, starting from a single common ancestor. These processes include natural selection, common descent, and speciation.
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FEB 24, 2022Genetics & Genomics
When we think of evolutionary changes, we tend to consider long stretches of time. But can evolution happen rapidly? The ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Scientists have traveled billions of years into the past to understand how life began on Earth. No one was around when l ...Written By: Hannah DanielJAN 31, 2022Genetics & Genomics
It's been thought that small dogs were bred that way to fill a demand for man's tiny best friend. But it seems that thei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The human immune system is incredibly complex. Scientists studying its function have discovered that a group of proteins ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2022Cannabis Sciences
As the pandemic has progressed, multiple variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) have e ...Written By: Nadine HusamiJAN 14, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
In a research breakthrough, scientists have found a hormone secreted by fat cells that plays a similar role to in ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 13, 2022Neuroscience
Neuroscientists uncover neural basis of emotional responses to musicJAN 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long wondered what makes us human. Our cells express the genes we need to carry out the functions of lif ...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 LeitchJAN 05, 2022Microbiology
Microbes are known for their ability to evolve. Many types of microbes can interact with one another, and easily exchang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2022Earth & The Environment
Dr. Richard Leakey, one of the fathers of Paleoanthropology has passed away in Kenya.Written By: Timothy JamesDEC 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Morning glory is a name for about 1,000 flowers that are in the Convolvulaceae family, and many produce ergot alkaloids.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2021Earth & The Environment
The baby Oviraptor, named Yingliang, is the best-preserved fossil embryo ever discovered in paleontology.Written By: Timothy JamesDEC 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 LeitchDEC 21, 2021Immunology
Sharks are incredibly hardy creatures—they've survived in marine ecosystems, often unchallenged predators, for ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 15, 2021Plants & Animals
The history of life on earth can be visualized as a branched tree. Some of those branches have spawned more, while other ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2021Plants & Animals
Tardigrades might be the toughest little creatures around. These minuscule eight-legged vertebrates can survive in outer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2021Health & Medicine
A new study published in Science Advances proposes hexadecenal as the first pheromone scientifically linked to aggr ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The biology of organisms can be affected by environmental pressures through the genome. For example, if a genetic mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Did you know that there are over 1700 species of cacti—spiny plants that have evolved to survive some of the harsh ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Evolution has allowed organisms to adapt to their environments, sometimes in very specific ways, through changes in thei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2021Health & Medicine
Whether apes can communicate with each other has been a debate for decades. They cannot speak because they do not have t ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattNOV 10, 2021Plants & Animals
A new fossil attributed to the species Homo naledi has been discovered.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattNOV 08, 2021Health & Medicine
A new study finds that over 900 genes are expressed during human pregnancyWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
FEB 24, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
When we think of evolutionary changes, we tend to consider long stretches of time. But can evolution happen rapidly? The
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists have traveled billions of years into the past to understand how life began on Earth. No one was around when l
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JAN 31, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
It's been thought that small dogs were bred that way to fill a demand for man's tiny best friend. But it seems that thei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human immune system is incredibly complex. Scientists studying its function have discovered that a group of proteins
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
As the pandemic has progressed, multiple variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) have e
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
JAN 14, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a research breakthrough, scientists have found a hormone secreted by fat cells that plays a similar role to in
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 13, 2022
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists uncover neural basis of emotional responses to music
JAN 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long wondered what makes us human. Our cells express the genes we need to carry out the functions of lif
...
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
JAN 05, 2022
Microbiology
Microbes are known for their ability to evolve. Many types of microbes can interact with one another, and easily exchang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Dr. Richard Leakey, one of the fathers of Paleoanthropology has passed away in Kenya.
Written By:
Timothy James
DEC 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Morning glory is a name for about 1,000 flowers that are in the Convolvulaceae family, and many produce ergot alkaloids.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2021
Earth & The Environment
The baby Oviraptor, named Yingliang, is the best-preserved fossil embryo ever discovered in paleontology.
Written By:
Timothy James
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
DEC 21, 2021
Immunology
Sharks are incredibly hardy creatures—they've survived in marine ecosystems, often unchallenged predators, for
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 15, 2021
Plants & Animals
The history of life on earth can be visualized as a branched tree. Some of those branches have spawned more, while other
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
Tardigrades might be the toughest little creatures around. These minuscule eight-legged vertebrates can survive in outer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2021
Health & Medicine
A new study published in Science Advances proposes hexadecenal as the first pheromone scientifically linked to aggr
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The biology of organisms can be affected by environmental pressures through the genome. For example, if a genetic mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Did you know that there are over 1700 species of cacti—spiny plants that have evolved to survive some of the harsh
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Evolution has allowed organisms to adapt to their environments, sometimes in very specific ways, through changes in thei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2021
Health & Medicine
Whether apes can communicate with each other has been a debate for decades. They cannot speak because they do not have t
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
A new fossil attributed to the species Homo naledi has been discovered.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 08, 2021
Health & Medicine
A new study finds that over 900 genes are expressed during human pregnancy
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt