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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 07, 2019Microbiology
Swarming behavior has been observed throughout biology; cells, insects, and birds, for example, have all been observed e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2019Plants & Animals
Many people get a bit cringy when they wander within the stinging distance of a regular honeybee, but can you even imagi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 16, 2019Microbiology
Some populations of frogs have been able to withstand a widespread epidemic of a deadly disease that is comparable to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins that can counteract the CRISPR system appear to be more common than thought.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2019Immunology
Climate change may affect the future of vaccinations and nutrition.Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 04, 2019Plants & Animals
Pollinating insects are exceedingly vital to the ecosystem they help support, and unfortunately, many of them are in dec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 04, 2019Microbiology
Like many other organisms, bacteria have to compete for resources and have developed a wide array of strategies to use, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence and characterize the genomes of all known eukaryotes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are getting closer to modeling complex diseases that affect multiple genes in an animal.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2019Microbiology
Beneficial microbes are already a source of antibiotics. Now researchers have found a microbial mosquito repellentWritten By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The ability to repel water, or liquids a broader sense, is a much sought-after feature in materials science. Innovative ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 08, 2019Microbiology
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filoviru ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
Monarch butterflies are famous for their long migrations, typically overwintering in the mountains of central Mexico and ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 05, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The structure of a huge receptor in the body, which binds to vitamin B12, has now been elucidated.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2019Health & Medicine
While the images that you find on different websites of mites that live on humans may be frightening, most have a symbio ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 24, 2018Videos
It’s no secret that wasps serve as an annoyance and some may even advocate for their eradication, however, doing s ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Some people have a green thumb, but that doesn't mean that plants enjoy feeling it.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2018Plants & Animals
You may or may not have heard of a zombee, which is essentially a zombified bee. Zombees are bees that have been infecte ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 11, 2018Plants & Animals
Geckos are agile small reptiles that, with the help of their grippy little feet, sport the innate ability to scale verti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 09, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Insect venom, such as those secreted by wasps and bees, are considered an insect’s immune system defense because o ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 28, 2018Videos
Researchers want to create tiny drug delivery systems that can move through biological tissue.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2018Plants & Animals
We often associate wildfires with destruction and devastation, but horrendous damages aside, what happens to all the ani ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 27, 2018Plants & Animals
A curious team of researchers from the University of British Columbia was purportedly studying Anelosimus eximius spider ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 27, 2018Chemistry & Physics
You don't need to watch a Spider-Man movie to notice how tough a spider web can be. Made of fiber-based spider silk, ...Written By: Daniel Duan
MAR 07, 2019
Microbiology
Swarming behavior has been observed throughout biology; cells, insects, and birds, for example, have all been observed e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2019
Plants & Animals
Many people get a bit cringy when they wander within the stinging distance of a regular honeybee, but can you even imagi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 16, 2019
Microbiology
Some populations of frogs have been able to withstand a widespread epidemic of a deadly disease that is comparable to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins that can counteract the CRISPR system appear to be more common than thought.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2019
Immunology
Climate change may affect the future of vaccinations and nutrition.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 04, 2019
Plants & Animals
Pollinating insects are exceedingly vital to the ecosystem they help support, and unfortunately, many of them are in dec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2019
Microbiology
Like many other organisms, bacteria have to compete for resources and have developed a wide array of strategies to use,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence and characterize the genomes of all known eukaryotes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are getting closer to modeling complex diseases that affect multiple genes in an animal.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2019
Microbiology
Beneficial microbes are already a source of antibiotics. Now researchers have found a microbial mosquito repellent
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The ability to repel water, or liquids a broader sense, is a much sought-after feature in materials science. Innovative
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 08, 2019
Microbiology
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filoviru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Monarch butterflies are famous for their long migrations, typically overwintering in the mountains of central Mexico and
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The structure of a huge receptor in the body, which binds to vitamin B12, has now been elucidated.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2019
Health & Medicine
While the images that you find on different websites of mites that live on humans may be frightening, most have a symbio
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 24, 2018
Videos
It’s no secret that wasps serve as an annoyance and some may even advocate for their eradication, however, doing s
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Some people have a green thumb, but that doesn't mean that plants enjoy feeling it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2018
Plants & Animals
You may or may not have heard of a zombee, which is essentially a zombified bee. Zombees are bees that have been infecte
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 11, 2018
Plants & Animals
Geckos are agile small reptiles that, with the help of their grippy little feet, sport the innate ability to scale verti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 09, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Insect venom, such as those secreted by wasps and bees, are considered an insect’s immune system defense because o
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 28, 2018
Videos
Researchers want to create tiny drug delivery systems that can move through biological tissue.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2018
Plants & Animals
We often associate wildfires with destruction and devastation, but horrendous damages aside, what happens to all the ani
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 27, 2018
Plants & Animals
A curious team of researchers from the University of British Columbia was purportedly studying Anelosimus eximius spider
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 27, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
You don't need to watch a Spider-Man movie to notice how tough a spider web can be. Made of fiber-based spider silk,
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan