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Insects
Insects are hexapod invertebrates that are classed as Arthropoda within the group of anthropod phylum. Insects consist of the largest diversity of animal with more than one million species and account for more than half of all living organisms.
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MAR 01, 2020Plants & Animals
There are a lot of animals on Earth that use camouflage to blend in with their surroundings, but perhaps one of the bett ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2020Plants & Animals
Symbiotic relationships between different organisms in the wild are a wonderful thing. They exist in just about every ec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 23, 2020Microbiology
Noroviruses can contaminate fresh produce and in developed nations, they are the most common cause of gastroenteritis.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2020Plants & Animals
We can’t think of anyone that likes cockroaches, but one insect in particular seems to scout them out specifically ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2020Plants & Animals
Just about everyone has seen a spider web at some point in their life, but have you ever wondered how a spider builds su ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can be dangerous disease vectors, and they infect and kill hundreds of thousands of people with illnesses lik ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2020Plants & Animals
There are at least 17 known species of horned lizard belonging to the genus Phrynosoma, but the giant horned lizard (Phr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
As pollinators, honey bees play a critical role in food production, and they have been suffering heavy losses for years.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2020Plants & Animals
Slugs are slow, and this makes them easy targets for predators however big or small they might be. Here, we see that a s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The dengue virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is found in over one hundred countries and threatens three billion peo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2020Technology
The invention of the transistor, which lets a weak signal control much larger flow, was developed in 1947 and since its ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 08, 2020Microbiology
Zoonotic diseases are caused by infectious microorganisms like bacteria or viruses, and are passed between animals, incl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2020Cardiology
New research from the University of Iowa has shown that prolonged exposure to common household insecticides may increase ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Here’s one Latin lover that you do not want to get kissed by: triatomines, or “kissing bugs”. Known lo ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 29, 2019Plants & Animals
At first glance, an anthill looks like a small pile of sand on the Earth with a tiny hole in the top that ants crawl int ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
When insecticides are used repeatedly over time to kill mosquitoes, they become less effective as the insects gain resis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2019Plants & Animals
Ants and termites have known their place as bitter rivals in the animal kingdom for more than 150 million years. Even to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 23, 2019Plants & Animals
When you’re a male jumping spider and you fancy finding a female to mate with, you might try your hand – or ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 01, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used a common molecular model, the fruit fly, to learn more about why we suddenly freeze when we're sta ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2019Plants & Animals
Fleas are known as one of the world’s peskiest insects, not only because they can compel you itch incessantly, but ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Every year, around 700,000 people are estimated to die from drug-resistant infections thanks to our overuse of antibioti ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 20, 2019Health & Medicine
Many are already feeling the impacts of climate change around the world. Heat waves, severe storms, and flooding have af ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 17, 2019Plants & Animals
Animal-caring staff from France’s La Planete Sauvage zoological park were put into a tough position this past week ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 13, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
There are no treatments for dengue, West Nile and Zika viruses, but researchers may have found a way to reduce the chanc ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2020
Plants & Animals
There are a lot of animals on Earth that use camouflage to blend in with their surroundings, but perhaps one of the bett
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2020
Plants & Animals
Symbiotic relationships between different organisms in the wild are a wonderful thing. They exist in just about every ec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 23, 2020
Microbiology
Noroviruses can contaminate fresh produce and in developed nations, they are the most common cause of gastroenteritis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2020
Plants & Animals
We can’t think of anyone that likes cockroaches, but one insect in particular seems to scout them out specifically
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2020
Plants & Animals
Just about everyone has seen a spider web at some point in their life, but have you ever wondered how a spider builds su
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can be dangerous disease vectors, and they infect and kill hundreds of thousands of people with illnesses lik
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2020
Plants & Animals
There are at least 17 known species of horned lizard belonging to the genus Phrynosoma, but the giant horned lizard (Phr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
As pollinators, honey bees play a critical role in food production, and they have been suffering heavy losses for years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Plants & Animals
Slugs are slow, and this makes them easy targets for predators however big or small they might be. Here, we see that a s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The dengue virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is found in over one hundred countries and threatens three billion peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2020
Technology
The invention of the transistor, which lets a weak signal control much larger flow, was developed in 1947 and since its
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 08, 2020
Microbiology
Zoonotic diseases are caused by infectious microorganisms like bacteria or viruses, and are passed between animals, incl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2020
Cardiology
New research from the University of Iowa has shown that prolonged exposure to common household insecticides may increase
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Here’s one Latin lover that you do not want to get kissed by: triatomines, or “kissing bugs”. Known lo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
At first glance, an anthill looks like a small pile of sand on the Earth with a tiny hole in the top that ants crawl int
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When insecticides are used repeatedly over time to kill mosquitoes, they become less effective as the insects gain resis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2019
Plants & Animals
Ants and termites have known their place as bitter rivals in the animal kingdom for more than 150 million years. Even to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 23, 2019
Plants & Animals
When you’re a male jumping spider and you fancy finding a female to mate with, you might try your hand – or
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 01, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used a common molecular model, the fruit fly, to learn more about why we suddenly freeze when we're sta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
Fleas are known as one of the world’s peskiest insects, not only because they can compel you itch incessantly, but
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Every year, around 700,000 people are estimated to die from drug-resistant infections thanks to our overuse of antibioti
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
Many are already feeling the impacts of climate change around the world. Heat waves, severe storms, and flooding have af
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 17, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal-caring staff from France’s La Planete Sauvage zoological park were put into a tough position this past week
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 13, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are no treatments for dengue, West Nile and Zika viruses, but researchers may have found a way to reduce the chanc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch