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Fish: are gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that lack limbs. They form a sister group to the tunicates, together forming the olfactores. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups.
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MAR 14, 2016Plants & Animals
Normally when you think of spiders, you think about spider webs lurking in the unoccupied regions of your dry home ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 11, 2016Cancer
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Coral reefs are facing more threats than just climate change. Sodium cyanide, which can be crushed and turned into a tox ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 04, 2016Microbiology
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Neonicotinoid insecticides kill and stunt growth of butterflies and bees - but perhaps even more dangerous is that the U ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 29, 2016Plants & Animals
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A grand total of thirteen American Bald Eagles have been found dead in the state of Maryland. Scattered across the groun ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 23, 2016Plants & Animals
This big, long creature recently washed up on an Australian coast at the Sawnsea boat ramp. Although it looks like it co ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 22, 2016Immunology
Around 15 to 20 percent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have cancerous cells derived from T lymphocy ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 22, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Fish and birds, when moving in groups, use two “gears”—one slow and another fast—in ways that co ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 17, 2016Plants & Animals
Scientists tagged 30 beluga whales and used the information to produce a rare dataset that spans 15 years, showing where ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 12, 2016Immunology
Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient that must be obtained from the environment; the body does not make it on its own ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 10, 2016Neuroscience
Eat fish, it’s good for you, it’s brain food. Don’t eat fish, it has mercury in it, it’s bad for ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 10, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Tiny animals such as zooplankton make the world’s biggest migration—from feeding at the open ocean’s s ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 01, 2016Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 28, 2016Space & Astronomy
Being in outer space for long periods of time can have a negative impact on the bones of astronauts. It’s believed ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 25, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Chronic exposure to an environmental toxin known as BMAA may significantly increase the risk of developing Alzheimer&rsq ...JAN 19, 2016Chemistry & Physics
The shiny skins of certain ribbonfish reflect light across a broad range of wavelengths, giving them a brilliant metalli ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 17, 2016Space & Astronomy
When the American Astronomical Society met recently in Florida, there was a great deal of attention surrounding a partic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 10, 2016Plants & Animals
A mountain lion, that was legally shot and killed by a hunter in the state of Idaho on December 30th was found to have a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 01, 2016Plants & Animals
Although it’s speculated that every animal has some sort of consciousness, certain animals are thought to be limit ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 28, 2015Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you get to witness the blooming of a corpse flower (Titan arum), subtly named for its not- ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 23, 2015Health & Medicine
There are three types of fat cells: white, beige, and brown fat cells. White fat cells are responsible for obesity. They ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 22, 2015Plants & Animals
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has announced this week that two subspecies of lion would be added to the En ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 14, 2016
Plants & Animals
Normally when you think of spiders, you think about spider webs lurking in the unoccupied regions of your dry home
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 11, 2016
Cancer
A common theme in medicine is that detecting a disease early on can lead to more effective treatments. The idea relies p
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 11, 2016
Plants & Animals
Coral reefs are facing more threats than just climate change. Sodium cyanide, which can be crushed and turned into a tox
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2016
Microbiology
What’s the first thing you think of when you see the word “bacteria”? My first thought is, “thos
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 03, 2016
Health & Medicine
Neonicotinoid insecticides kill and stunt growth of butterflies and bees - but perhaps even more dangerous is that the U
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 29, 2016
Plants & Animals
Conservation efforts to preserve the Florida manatee appear to be working well. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Con
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 24, 2016
Plants & Animals
A grand total of thirteen American Bald Eagles have been found dead in the state of Maryland. Scattered across the groun
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 23, 2016
Plants & Animals
This big, long creature recently washed up on an Australian coast at the Sawnsea boat ramp. Although it looks like it co
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 22, 2016
Immunology
Around 15 to 20 percent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have cancerous cells derived from T lymphocy
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 22, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Fish and birds, when moving in groups, use two “gears”—one slow and another fast—in ways that co
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 17, 2016
Plants & Animals
Scientists tagged 30 beluga whales and used the information to produce a rare dataset that spans 15 years, showing where
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 12, 2016
Immunology
Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient that must be obtained from the environment; the body does not make it on its own
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 10, 2016
Neuroscience
Eat fish, it’s good for you, it’s brain food. Don’t eat fish, it has mercury in it, it’s bad for
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 10, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Tiny animals such as zooplankton make the world’s biggest migration—from feeding at the open ocean’s s
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 01, 2016
Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 28, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Being in outer space for long periods of time can have a negative impact on the bones of astronauts. It’s believed
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 25, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chronic exposure to an environmental toxin known as BMAA may significantly increase the risk of developing Alzheimer&rsq
...
JAN 19, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
The shiny skins of certain ribbonfish reflect light across a broad range of wavelengths, giving them a brilliant metalli
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 17, 2016
Space & Astronomy
When the American Astronomical Society met recently in Florida, there was a great deal of attention surrounding a partic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 10, 2016
Plants & Animals
A mountain lion, that was legally shot and killed by a hunter in the state of Idaho on December 30th was found to have a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
Although it’s speculated that every animal has some sort of consciousness, certain animals are thought to be limit
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 28, 2015
Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you get to witness the blooming of a corpse flower (Titan arum), subtly named for its not-
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 23, 2015
Health & Medicine
There are three types of fat cells: white, beige, and brown fat cells. White fat cells are responsible for obesity. They
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 22, 2015
Plants & Animals
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has announced this week that two subspecies of lion would be added to the En
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard