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Extreme Environment
Extreme Environment: is a habitat that is considered very hard to survive in due to its considerably extreme conditions such as temperature, accessibility to different energy sources or under high pressure.
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JAN 02, 2018Microbiology
Three domains of living things, archaea, bacteria, and eukarya, are organized by shared characteristics fundamental to l ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
Here’s something you may not have known that the new tax bill is hiding: drilling in the artic. Now, no matter you ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 22, 2017Earth & The Environment
Though many of us would likely welcome a bout of humidity as the winter wind chill kicks in, perhaps we should take anot ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Life as we know it has been classified into three domains. They were thought to be utterly different, but new work has i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2017Plants & Animals
Elephant poaching is an ongoing problem throughout Africa as poachers develop sneakier tactics for collecting their trop ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 19, 2017Infographics
Did you know that stem cells were first discovered in 1868 by German biologist Ernst Haeckel? Or that the first successf ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 14, 2017Plants & Animals
Narwhals have become somewhat famous because of that catchy Weebl’s Stuff song. While these unicorns of the sea lo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2017Cardiology
For the first time, scientists have applied all-optical ultrasound imaging in a “clinically realistic environment, ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 30, 2017Technology
The new design entails the use of an array of smaller, drifting U-shaped screens that will be equipped with sea anchors ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 29, 2017Earth & The Environment
BMAA is a toxin that has been linked to several neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 28, 2017Microbiology
Extreme microbes are organisms that can survive and even thrive in extreme environments. Extreme thermophiles are bacter ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 22, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial Italian surgeon on the impossible quest to transplant a human head recently claimed to have “suc ...NOV 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat waves can be very dangerous, especially to vulnerable groups of the population. They are also on the rise worldwide ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2017Technology
Despite the advancements and diversity of toilets, about 4.5 billion people or 60 percent of the world's population are ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 09, 2017Videos
The antibiotic resistance crisis has threatened the treatment and prevention of infections caused by bacteria, viruses a ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 09, 2017Earth & The Environment
Soil temperature greatly influences how well plants and microorganisms (and therefore the entire soil community) thrive. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
A report released Monday by the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has not so good news for the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
It might be news to you that environmental disturbances and climate patterns like as El Niño can be influential e ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 11, 2017Videos
Our hair is extremely personal and is part of our expression of our identity. Hair is also inextricably tied to youth. I ...OCT 02, 2017Plants & Animals
West Africa is home to a large serpent that many thought was just the invasive forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), but new ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2017Earth & The Environment
Until recently, the katabatic winds that blow from the interior of Antarctica to its coastal regions were an enigma to s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 28, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Credit: forplayday/thinkstock From the discoveries of Earth-like exoplanets to finding water in every corner of our sola ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 26, 2017Earth & The Environment
Sometimes people criticize the coined term, “global warming,” because not everywhere is experiencing the so- ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
A 7.1 magnitude quake has devastated Mexico City and surrounding states, with over 200 confirmed dead already and estima ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 02, 2018
Microbiology
Three domains of living things, archaea, bacteria, and eukarya, are organized by shared characteristics fundamental to l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Here’s something you may not have known that the new tax bill is hiding: drilling in the artic. Now, no matter you
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 22, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Though many of us would likely welcome a bout of humidity as the winter wind chill kicks in, perhaps we should take anot
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Life as we know it has been classified into three domains. They were thought to be utterly different, but new work has i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
Elephant poaching is an ongoing problem throughout Africa as poachers develop sneakier tactics for collecting their trop
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 19, 2017
Infographics
Did you know that stem cells were first discovered in 1868 by German biologist Ernst Haeckel? Or that the first successf
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
Narwhals have become somewhat famous because of that catchy Weebl’s Stuff song. While these unicorns of the sea lo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2017
Cardiology
For the first time, scientists have applied all-optical ultrasound imaging in a “clinically realistic environment,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 30, 2017
Technology
The new design entails the use of an array of smaller, drifting U-shaped screens that will be equipped with sea anchors
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 29, 2017
Earth & The Environment
BMAA is a toxin that has been linked to several neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 28, 2017
Microbiology
Extreme microbes are organisms that can survive and even thrive in extreme environments. Extreme thermophiles are bacter
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 22, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial Italian surgeon on the impossible quest to transplant a human head recently claimed to have “suc
...
NOV 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat waves can be very dangerous, especially to vulnerable groups of the population. They are also on the rise worldwide
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2017
Technology
Despite the advancements and diversity of toilets, about 4.5 billion people or 60 percent of the world's population are
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 09, 2017
Videos
The antibiotic resistance crisis has threatened the treatment and prevention of infections caused by bacteria, viruses a
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 09, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Soil temperature greatly influences how well plants and microorganisms (and therefore the entire soil community) thrive.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A report released Monday by the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has not so good news for the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
It might be news to you that environmental disturbances and climate patterns like as El Niño can be influential e
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 11, 2017
Videos
Our hair is extremely personal and is part of our expression of our identity. Hair is also inextricably tied to youth. I
...
OCT 02, 2017
Plants & Animals
West Africa is home to a large serpent that many thought was just the invasive forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), but new
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Until recently, the katabatic winds that blow from the interior of Antarctica to its coastal regions were an enigma to s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 28, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Credit: forplayday/thinkstock From the discoveries of Earth-like exoplanets to finding water in every corner of our sola
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 26, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Sometimes people criticize the coined term, “global warming,” because not everywhere is experiencing the so-
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A 7.1 magnitude quake has devastated Mexico City and surrounding states, with over 200 confirmed dead already and estima
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan