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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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DEC 12, 2017Videos
Ever wonder how scientists rate how painful a bug's bite can be? Up until 1990, there was no standardized scale for this ...DEC 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
This past Sunday marked the seventy-five anniversary of the day when the world’s first man-made self-sustainable c ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 05, 2017Technology
LAB-IN-A-BOX portable DNA barcoding kit makes quick species identification possible within a few hours.Written By: Julia TraversNOV 21, 2017Videos
The praying mantis is well-known for two things: 1) the posture that makes it look like the insect is praying, and 2) th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 18, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes with edited genomes have been created in the lab, with the aim of reducing disease and controlling mosquito p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms start out as a bunch of cells, and when it comes to development, many mysteries remain.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2017Genetics & Genomics
People who doubt evolution need only look around to see examples of it in action.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The Halloween is not the same without horror blockbusters. If there is one consistent theme throughout all horror films, ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 19, 2017Plants & Animals
As gross as many people think they are, insects are vital to the fragile ecosystem around us. Unfortunately, pollinators ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 18, 2017Plants & Animals
Bees are incredible social hardworking insects. From drones, working bees to the queen bee, everyone has a role. They ar ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorOCT 17, 2017Videos
Frogs are notorious for their ability to grapple insects with their tongues, but scientists have scratched their heads f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 12, 2017Videos
Investigators have found that scorpions can tweak their venom to fit the need, and their work may help develop better an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2017Immunology
The Zika virus is mutating so dangerously fast that experts studying the pathogen in Brazil are concerned that we may be ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 05, 2017Videos
Most people won't ever have to deal with the inconvenience of being stranded in the middle of a desert or forest, far aw ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2017Microbiology
Bacterial multicellularity sounds like an oxymoron, right? Actually, bacteria in the genus Pantoea (family Enterobacteri ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
By studying the genetics behind butterfly wing patterns, researchers understand how a single gene can create limitless p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2017Earth & The Environment
In early March of 2016, a severe storm raged cold strong winds, rains, and even snow down on the Monarch Butterfly Biosp ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 14, 2017Microbiology
Our bodies have an internal clock, the circadian rhythm, and it appears that some pathogens behave differently depending ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2017Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies are among some of the world’s most precious insects, not just because they’re beautiful ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 05, 2017Plants & Animals
Scientists have long thought that insects with compound eye systems couldn’t see the world as clearly as animals s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 30, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The acoustic levitation device suspends Styrofoam, water, coffee, and paper. Credit: Asier Marzo A team of mechanical en ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 29, 2017Videos
Unlike animals and humans, plants are literally rooted to the ground. This means that they have fewer options of defendi ...AUG 29, 2017Plants & Animals
Whenever horrendous flooding sweeps through an area, locals often spot massive brown blobs floating atop the flood and f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 27, 2017Plants & Animals
A new species of frog discovered throughout the Western Ghats mountain range in India looks unlike any other frog you&rs ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 12, 2017
Videos
Ever wonder how scientists rate how painful a bug's bite can be? Up until 1990, there was no standardized scale for this
...
DEC 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
This past Sunday marked the seventy-five anniversary of the day when the world’s first man-made self-sustainable c
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 05, 2017
Technology
LAB-IN-A-BOX portable DNA barcoding kit makes quick species identification possible within a few hours.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 21, 2017
Videos
The praying mantis is well-known for two things: 1) the posture that makes it look like the insect is praying, and 2) th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 18, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes with edited genomes have been created in the lab, with the aim of reducing disease and controlling mosquito p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms start out as a bunch of cells, and when it comes to development, many mysteries remain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
People who doubt evolution need only look around to see examples of it in action.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The Halloween is not the same without horror blockbusters. If there is one consistent theme throughout all horror films,
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
As gross as many people think they are, insects are vital to the fragile ecosystem around us. Unfortunately, pollinators
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
Bees are incredible social hardworking insects. From drones, working bees to the queen bee, everyone has a role. They ar
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
OCT 17, 2017
Videos
Frogs are notorious for their ability to grapple insects with their tongues, but scientists have scratched their heads f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 12, 2017
Videos
Investigators have found that scorpions can tweak their venom to fit the need, and their work may help develop better an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2017
Immunology
The Zika virus is mutating so dangerously fast that experts studying the pathogen in Brazil are concerned that we may be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 05, 2017
Videos
Most people won't ever have to deal with the inconvenience of being stranded in the middle of a desert or forest, far aw
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 22, 2017
Microbiology
Bacterial multicellularity sounds like an oxymoron, right? Actually, bacteria in the genus Pantoea (family Enterobacteri
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
By studying the genetics behind butterfly wing patterns, researchers understand how a single gene can create limitless p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2017
Earth & The Environment
In early March of 2016, a severe storm raged cold strong winds, rains, and even snow down on the Monarch Butterfly Biosp
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 14, 2017
Microbiology
Our bodies have an internal clock, the circadian rhythm, and it appears that some pathogens behave differently depending
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2017
Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies are among some of the world’s most precious insects, not just because they’re beautiful
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 05, 2017
Plants & Animals
Scientists have long thought that insects with compound eye systems couldn’t see the world as clearly as animals s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 30, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The acoustic levitation device suspends Styrofoam, water, coffee, and paper. Credit: Asier Marzo A team of mechanical en
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 29, 2017
Videos
Unlike animals and humans, plants are literally rooted to the ground. This means that they have fewer options of defendi
...
AUG 29, 2017
Plants & Animals
Whenever horrendous flooding sweeps through an area, locals often spot massive brown blobs floating atop the flood and f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
A new species of frog discovered throughout the Western Ghats mountain range in India looks unlike any other frog you&rs
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard