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Habitat
The specific natural environment where a particular species lives is concerned as its habitat. A habitat could be any place where organisms can find food, shelter, appropriate climate, mates for reproduction.
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JUN 29, 2021Earth & The Environment
Hydroelectric plants are touted for their ability to provide so-called green energy, which aims to continue to satisfy d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2021Health & Medicine
Prescription drugs in waterways may be altering the behavior of aquatic animals, according to a study published this wee ...Written By: Anne MedinaJUN 08, 2021Microbiology
Chinook salmon can be infected by a pathogen called Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) that is thought to cause heart, liver, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2021Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution, from the great pacific garbage patch to plastic showing up in the food chain, is known to be a major ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2021Earth & The Environment
While we typically consider global warming to have detrimental impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, new research publ ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
There are many islands that have unique flora and fauna, like these limbless creatures (Photo © Andrew Stanbridge) of Sã ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2021Plants & Animals
The oldest environmental holiday in the United States is Arbor Day, celebrated on April 30. It's a day for inspiring peo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2021Genetics & Genomics
There are fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses remaining in the world, making this animal one of the world's most endang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A team of biologists, chemists, and engineers are studying snake locomotion in order to help them better design durable ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 09, 2021Plants & Animals
Sunday, April 11, is National Pet Day! From pandemic companions to viral videos, pets are a huge part of our lives. Even ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 09, 2021Plants & Animals
The endangered Zanzibar red colobus is a rare primate that lives only in the Zanzibar archipelago. New research from Ban ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 07, 2021Plants & Animals
Parasites abound throughout the natural world. While not all of them cause the host's death, this newly discovered p ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 31, 2021Microbiology
Scientists took an exploratory journey to a place in the central Pacific Ocean in Kirbati called the Phoenix Islands Pro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2021Plants & Animals
Beachgoers are certainly not fond of jellyfish in the water, but seeing hundreds of them wash ashore is an interesting a ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 26, 2021Plants & Animals
The ability to communicate with one another to coordinate behaviors contributes to the success of social mammals, like b ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 26, 2021Earth & The Environment
Once dangerously on the brink of extinction, bald eagle populations are thriving throughout the lower 48 states of the U ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 22, 2021Plants & Animals
While there was a brutal winter storm in the Texas region only a few weeks ago, climate change is causing winters to war ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2021Plants & Animals
Many types of lemurs live in the forests of Madagascar, a large island off the coast of Africa. In the wild, the fat-tai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2021Plants & Animals
Some of the most interesting—and possibly strangest—scientific discoveries happen by accident. According to ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 05, 2021Plants & Animals
The world's coral reefs face numerous threats, including climate change, pollution, and habitat loss. Since 2014, an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 24, 2021Plants & Animals
In addition to the millions of humans who suffered through Texas' historic freeze last week, local wildlife also exp ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 19, 2021Earth & The Environment
Why are some areas of the world more biodiverse than others? In an effort to understand what factors contribute to the u ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 18, 2021Plants & Animals
In a discovery touted as a "fortunate accident," scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) stumbled u ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 18, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that the lakes underneath Antarctica’s thick ice could be home to more microbial life than t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 29, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Hydroelectric plants are touted for their ability to provide so-called green energy, which aims to continue to satisfy d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2021
Health & Medicine
Prescription drugs in waterways may be altering the behavior of aquatic animals, according to a study published this wee
...
Written By:
Anne Medina
JUN 08, 2021
Microbiology
Chinook salmon can be infected by a pathogen called Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) that is thought to cause heart, liver, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2021
Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution, from the great pacific garbage patch to plastic showing up in the food chain, is known to be a major
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2021
Earth & The Environment
While we typically consider global warming to have detrimental impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, new research publ
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are many islands that have unique flora and fauna, like these limbless creatures (Photo © Andrew Stanbridge) of Sã
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
The oldest environmental holiday in the United States is Arbor Day, celebrated on April 30. It's a day for inspiring peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses remaining in the world, making this animal one of the world's most endang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A team of biologists, chemists, and engineers are studying snake locomotion in order to help them better design durable
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
Sunday, April 11, is National Pet Day! From pandemic companions to viral videos, pets are a huge part of our lives. Even
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
The endangered Zanzibar red colobus is a rare primate that lives only in the Zanzibar archipelago. New research from Ban
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 07, 2021
Plants & Animals
Parasites abound throughout the natural world. While not all of them cause the host's death, this newly discovered p
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 31, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists took an exploratory journey to a place in the central Pacific Ocean in Kirbati called the Phoenix Islands Pro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2021
Plants & Animals
Beachgoers are certainly not fond of jellyfish in the water, but seeing hundreds of them wash ashore is an interesting a
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 26, 2021
Plants & Animals
The ability to communicate with one another to coordinate behaviors contributes to the success of social mammals, like b
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 26, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Once dangerously on the brink of extinction, bald eagle populations are thriving throughout the lower 48 states of the U
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 22, 2021
Plants & Animals
While there was a brutal winter storm in the Texas region only a few weeks ago, climate change is causing winters to war
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2021
Plants & Animals
Many types of lemurs live in the forests of Madagascar, a large island off the coast of Africa. In the wild, the fat-tai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
Some of the most interesting—and possibly strangest—scientific discoveries happen by accident. According to
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 05, 2021
Plants & Animals
The world's coral reefs face numerous threats, including climate change, pollution, and habitat loss. Since 2014, an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 24, 2021
Plants & Animals
In addition to the millions of humans who suffered through Texas' historic freeze last week, local wildlife also exp
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 19, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Why are some areas of the world more biodiverse than others? In an effort to understand what factors contribute to the u
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
In a discovery touted as a "fortunate accident," scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) stumbled u
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 18, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that the lakes underneath Antarctica’s thick ice could be home to more microbial life than t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan