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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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MAY 05, 2016Plants & Animals
One would think that aggressively knocking your head against a hardwood tree would result in a few minor concussions at ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 27, 2016Plants & Animals
Chameleons are interesting animals not only because of their ability to blend in with their surroundings by changing the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 21, 2016Videos
When Swedish botanist and zoologist Carl Linnaeus set out to classify all living things, he assumed that insects didn't ...APR 19, 2016Videos
The technique of CRISPR gene editing is the newest way for scientists and researchers to manipulate genes. By knocking o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 15, 2016Health & Medicine
After completing intense exercise, over three thousand human genes are expressed to help the body recuperate. However, d ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 11, 2016Earth & The Environment
A casual trailside hike near the Cascade Mountains in western Washington in Mid-March lead to the foreboding discovery o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 29, 2016Microbiology
Malaria has long been considered a relatively modern disease - researchers thought the modern parasites had only been ar ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 29, 2016Videos
The decline in bees that pollinate crops has been getting a lot of attention. Due to some pesticides, the bee population ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 22, 2016Health & Medicine
. Health officials want to know which viruses are likely to cause an epidemic as early as possible. It’s the ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 16, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers have discovered that different parts of a single organ can change in size at different rates in response to ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 14, 2016Plants & Animals
Normally when you think of spiders, you think about spider webs lurking in the unoccupied regions of your dry home ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 08, 2016Neuroscience
It’s a noisy world out there. Whether it’s the sound of traffic, a crowded office with phones ringing and pr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 06, 2016Health & Medicine
Of course we all know about the grand discovered and undiscovered potential that rainforests harbor for medicinal remedi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 28, 2016Plants & Animals
Researchers from John Hopkins University have recently spent their time studying a very strange type of sea snail that a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 21, 2016Immunology
Global concerns about Zika virus aren’t stopping Americans from making international travel plans, but many who do ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 07, 2016Plants & Animals
Honeybees are an important part of the Earth’s fragile ecosystem. They help pollinate plants, which helps plants g ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2016Plants & Animals
When a species of animal thought to be extinct suddenly reappears in nature, it can be quite an interesting and exciting ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 28, 2015Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you get to witness the blooming of a corpse flower (Titan arum), subtly named for its not- ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 22, 2015Microbiology
A study from the University of Boulder suggests that microbes may be particularly useful for pinpointing time of death. ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 22, 2015Plants & Animals
Plants rely on pollination to reproduce, and while many insects can help with pollination, among one of the most importa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 18, 2015Plants & Animals
When it comes to insects and cold weather, many of them have a hard time surviving. This is because unlike humans, which ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 09, 2015Microbiology
Animals aren’t the only organisms with complex microbiomes. Like humans, insects house a variety of bacteria ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 06, 2015Videos
The term "gene drives" refers to the ability of specific genes to "drive" themselves as well as nearby genes through pop ...Written By: Sarah HertrichDEC 03, 2015Plants & Animals
The common bee is attributed to Spring flowers and collecting nectar for the production of honey, but another important ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2016
Plants & Animals
One would think that aggressively knocking your head against a hardwood tree would result in a few minor concussions at
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 27, 2016
Plants & Animals
Chameleons are interesting animals not only because of their ability to blend in with their surroundings by changing the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 21, 2016
Videos
When Swedish botanist and zoologist Carl Linnaeus set out to classify all living things, he assumed that insects didn't
...
APR 19, 2016
Videos
The technique of CRISPR gene editing is the newest way for scientists and researchers to manipulate genes. By knocking o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
After completing intense exercise, over three thousand human genes are expressed to help the body recuperate. However, d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2016
Earth & The Environment
A casual trailside hike near the Cascade Mountains in western Washington in Mid-March lead to the foreboding discovery o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 29, 2016
Microbiology
Malaria has long been considered a relatively modern disease - researchers thought the modern parasites had only been ar
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 29, 2016
Videos
The decline in bees that pollinate crops has been getting a lot of attention. Due to some pesticides, the bee population
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
. Health officials want to know which viruses are likely to cause an epidemic as early as possible. It’s the
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers have discovered that different parts of a single organ can change in size at different rates in response to
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 14, 2016
Plants & Animals
Normally when you think of spiders, you think about spider webs lurking in the unoccupied regions of your dry home
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 08, 2016
Neuroscience
It’s a noisy world out there. Whether it’s the sound of traffic, a crowded office with phones ringing and pr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 06, 2016
Health & Medicine
Of course we all know about the grand discovered and undiscovered potential that rainforests harbor for medicinal remedi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 28, 2016
Plants & Animals
Researchers from John Hopkins University have recently spent their time studying a very strange type of sea snail that a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 21, 2016
Immunology
Global concerns about Zika virus aren’t stopping Americans from making international travel plans, but many who do
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
Honeybees are an important part of the Earth’s fragile ecosystem. They help pollinate plants, which helps plants g
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2016
Plants & Animals
When a species of animal thought to be extinct suddenly reappears in nature, it can be quite an interesting and exciting
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 28, 2015
Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you get to witness the blooming of a corpse flower (Titan arum), subtly named for its not-
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 22, 2015
Microbiology
A study from the University of Boulder suggests that microbes may be particularly useful for pinpointing time of death.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 22, 2015
Plants & Animals
Plants rely on pollination to reproduce, and while many insects can help with pollination, among one of the most importa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 18, 2015
Plants & Animals
When it comes to insects and cold weather, many of them have a hard time surviving. This is because unlike humans, which
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 09, 2015
Microbiology
Animals aren’t the only organisms with complex microbiomes. Like humans, insects house a variety of bacteria
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 06, 2015
Videos
The term "gene drives" refers to the ability of specific genes to "drive" themselves as well as nearby genes through pop
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 03, 2015
Plants & Animals
The common bee is attributed to Spring flowers and collecting nectar for the production of honey, but another important
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard