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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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JUN 30, 2016Videos
Looking at size alone, insects are puny and unassuming - one step with our boot can wipe out nearly a colony of these ti ...JUN 19, 2016Plants & Animals
Kopi Luwak, otherwise known as the world’s most expensive coffee, is made from cat poop. Well, almost. It’s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 19, 2016Videos
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Zika virus is a hot topic, especially because it may cause microcephaly. Researchers are working diligently to develop s ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 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
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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 Bouchard
JUN 30, 2016
Videos
Looking at size alone, insects are puny and unassuming - one step with our boot can wipe out nearly a colony of these ti
...
JUN 19, 2016
Plants & Animals
Kopi Luwak, otherwise known as the world’s most expensive coffee, is made from cat poop. Well, almost. It’s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 19, 2016
Videos
What is the shrill incessant noise that fills your backyard to such great lengths that you can't even hear your own thou
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 14, 2016
Videos
The shovel-snouted lizard is one of the fastest lizards on the planet, able to move 3 feet within 1 second, the equivale
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 01, 2016
Microbiology
We’re all familiar with vertical gene transfer (whether you know it or not). Vertical transfer describes the way y
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 28, 2016
Videos
This time of year, ticks become more prevalent and active as weather becomes milder, and exposure risk for humans also i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2016
Microbiology
Zika virus is a hot topic, especially because it may cause microcephaly. Researchers are working diligently to develop s
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
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