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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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NOV 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 LeitchNOV 13, 2019Technology
Having an ant the size of a lion isn’t an impossible idea—at least through augmented reality. Watch this aug ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 05, 2019Microbiology
Probiotics have been shown to protect honey bees from a pathogenic bacterium that can wreak havoc on hives.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2019Earth & The Environment
Did you ever dig for earthworms when you were a kid? Chances are you’ve had some sort of contact with these critte ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 28, 2019Earth & The Environment
Based on parameters set by the Australian and Queensland Governments, a significant pesticide reduction target for water ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 22, 2019Microbiology
An international team of researchers has learned more about how a stingless bee relies on several different fungi to sur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2019Plants & Animals
When a founding desert ant queen is ready to establish her own colony, the harsh environment compels her to do something ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 17, 2019Chemistry & Physics
A group of organic chemists at California Institute of Technology has come up with a synthesis method to produce a natur ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 07, 2019Plants & Animals
Ants have a particularly striking reputation for being somewhat relentless, and as it would seem, such a reputation does ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 03, 2019Chemistry & Physics
It's no news that our world is entrenched in plastics. What's more unnerving, recent scientific studies found th ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 01, 2019Plants & Animals
People tend to dislike insects, especially ant, beetle, cockroach, and mosquito varieties, but before suggesting that a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The term compound eye refers to the unique visual organs that can be found in many insects (hence the nickname "bug ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 30, 2019Plants & Animals
Most people think of plants as being at the bottom of the food chain, but the Venus Flytrap defies this oversimplified w ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2019Plants & Animals
When a caterpillar undergoes the complex biological process of metamorphosis, it does so inside of a pointy bean-shaped ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2019Plants & Animals
Birds are often at the forefront of interest when it comes to wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. Sadly, new scienti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like malaria that could lead to serious health consequences or even death, espec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2019Earth & The Environment
In 2017, Scot Martin, the Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering at the, envisioned a novel dro ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 15, 2019Plants & Animals
A plethora of bird species prefer to migrate at night as opposed to during the day, and scientists have long wondered wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 09, 2019Technology
Flies are fast-reacting creatures and can sense movement quickly. Researchers have now used flies as their inspiration b ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2019Microbiology
Mosquitoes spread the virus that causes Rift Valley Fever, which is usually seen in cattle but can infect people.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2019Plants & Animals
If you’ve ever felt like you were a mosquito magnet, then there might be some truth to that sentiment. But despite ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 09, 2019Genetics & Genomics
While a type of algae appears to be thriving in the face of its downgraded envrionment, the story is turning out to be m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2019Plants & Animals
At first glance, the Sahara Desert looks devoid of any life, and that’s a logical inference given the region&rsquo ...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
NOV 13, 2019
Technology
Having an ant the size of a lion isn’t an impossible idea—at least through augmented reality. Watch this aug
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 05, 2019
Microbiology
Probiotics have been shown to protect honey bees from a pathogenic bacterium that can wreak havoc on hives.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Did you ever dig for earthworms when you were a kid? Chances are you’ve had some sort of contact with these critte
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 28, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Based on parameters set by the Australian and Queensland Governments, a significant pesticide reduction target for water
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 22, 2019
Microbiology
An international team of researchers has learned more about how a stingless bee relies on several different fungi to sur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2019
Plants & Animals
When a founding desert ant queen is ready to establish her own colony, the harsh environment compels her to do something
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 17, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
A group of organic chemists at California Institute of Technology has come up with a synthesis method to produce a natur
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
Ants have a particularly striking reputation for being somewhat relentless, and as it would seem, such a reputation does
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 03, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
It's no news that our world is entrenched in plastics. What's more unnerving, recent scientific studies found th
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
People tend to dislike insects, especially ant, beetle, cockroach, and mosquito varieties, but before suggesting that a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The term compound eye refers to the unique visual organs that can be found in many insects (hence the nickname "bug
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 30, 2019
Plants & Animals
Most people think of plants as being at the bottom of the food chain, but the Venus Flytrap defies this oversimplified w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
When a caterpillar undergoes the complex biological process of metamorphosis, it does so inside of a pointy bean-shaped
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
Birds are often at the forefront of interest when it comes to wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. Sadly, new scienti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like malaria that could lead to serious health consequences or even death, espec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2019
Earth & The Environment
In 2017, Scot Martin, the Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering at the, envisioned a novel dro
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
A plethora of bird species prefer to migrate at night as opposed to during the day, and scientists have long wondered wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 09, 2019
Technology
Flies are fast-reacting creatures and can sense movement quickly. Researchers have now used flies as their inspiration b
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2019
Microbiology
Mosquitoes spread the virus that causes Rift Valley Fever, which is usually seen in cattle but can infect people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2019
Plants & Animals
If you’ve ever felt like you were a mosquito magnet, then there might be some truth to that sentiment. But despite
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 09, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
While a type of algae appears to be thriving in the face of its downgraded envrionment, the story is turning out to be m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2019
Plants & Animals
At first glance, the Sahara Desert looks devoid of any life, and that’s a logical inference given the region&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard