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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 29, 2023Microbiology
Microbes are vital partners for many species. There are gut microbiomes in a huge number of animals, for example, which ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2023Earth & The Environment
Defaunation is the loss or decline of animal species around the world, a phenomenon which is accelerating in recent year ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandAPR 26, 2023Microbiology
An outbreak of chikungunya virus in Paraguay has gotten serious enough that the US Centers for Disease Control and Preve ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2023Health & Medicine
Mosquito and tick bites can spread several different diseases, and the range of these insects are shifting as the climat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2023Plants & Animals
An agricultural staple for enhancing crop growth? Pesticides. Unfortunately, while these chemicals do help keep pests th ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 12, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Two male yellow crazy ants can be seen in this image ©:Hugo Darras. Scientists discovered that these insects are chimera ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2023Microbiology
Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have found that a virus spread by ticks, P ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2023Microbiology
Nature has designed some spectacular micromachines, such as the flagella that propel bacterial cells, or microbial injec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2023Plants & Animals
Pesticides have long been a thorny issue among agricultural and environmental experts. While pesticides have been used t ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAR 20, 2023Immunology
When the immune system sense an infection, it launches a response that includes inflammation. Red skin, fatigue, or feve ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2023Plants & Animals
Fossils provide important clues into a world long before humans. They allow us to see not only the kinds of organisms th ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAR 03, 2023Plants & Animals
Robots are everywhere today in popular culture, from movies and tv shows to toy stores, the new AI that's taking ove ...Written By: Mandy WoodsFEB 20, 2023Earth & The Environment
During its approximately 4.5 billion years of existence, the planet Earth has been home to around 8.7 million species of ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 19, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent work reported in Nature highlighted the importance of methylation on mRNA; these chemical tags can have a dramati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plant pathogens are the unseen enemy. According to the Encyclopedia of Microbiology, plant disease is defined as a state ...Written By: Mandy WoodsFEB 17, 2023Cannabis Sciences
What are trichomes, and how do they affect the cannabis plant? Here are the details.Written By: Helaine KrysikFEB 16, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
A new paper in Nature Partner Journals Vaccines sets the path for non-shark-based vaccines. Thanks to research ...Written By: Amielle MorenoFEB 07, 2023Plants & Animals
When it comes to detecting cancer, earlier is better. In fact, research overwhelmingly notes that earlier detection can ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 04, 2023Plants & Animals
The hit video game turned TV series was inspired by a real fungus which causes "zombie ants."Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattFEB 03, 2023Health & Medicine
Cole Butler is a 3rd-year PhD student in the Biomathematics Graduate Program at North Carolina State University whose re ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 22, 2023Health & Medicine
The number of rodents used in biomedical research is unclear, but estimates have ranged from 10 million to over 100 mill ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, a signaling pathway that links two species has been revealed - molecules generated when bacteria inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2023Health & Medicine
German company BioNTech has announced their "aim to develop the first mRNA-based vaccine for malaria prevention." As par ...Written By: Amielle MorenoDEC 19, 2022Plants & Animals
What is abundantly clear about climate change is the myriad ways in which it affects the world around us. The most obvio ...Written By: Ryan Vingum
MAY 29, 2023
Microbiology
Microbes are vital partners for many species. There are gut microbiomes in a huge number of animals, for example, which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Defaunation is the loss or decline of animal species around the world, a phenomenon which is accelerating in recent year
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
APR 26, 2023
Microbiology
An outbreak of chikungunya virus in Paraguay has gotten serious enough that the US Centers for Disease Control and Preve
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2023
Health & Medicine
Mosquito and tick bites can spread several different diseases, and the range of these insects are shifting as the climat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2023
Plants & Animals
An agricultural staple for enhancing crop growth? Pesticides. Unfortunately, while these chemicals do help keep pests th
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 12, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Two male yellow crazy ants can be seen in this image ©:Hugo Darras. Scientists discovered that these insects are chimera
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2023
Microbiology
Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have found that a virus spread by ticks, P
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2023
Microbiology
Nature has designed some spectacular micromachines, such as the flagella that propel bacterial cells, or microbial injec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2023
Plants & Animals
Pesticides have long been a thorny issue among agricultural and environmental experts. While pesticides have been used t
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 20, 2023
Immunology
When the immune system sense an infection, it launches a response that includes inflammation. Red skin, fatigue, or feve
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2023
Plants & Animals
Fossils provide important clues into a world long before humans. They allow us to see not only the kinds of organisms th
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 03, 2023
Plants & Animals
Robots are everywhere today in popular culture, from movies and tv shows to toy stores, the new AI that's taking ove
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
FEB 20, 2023
Earth & The Environment
During its approximately 4.5 billion years of existence, the planet Earth has been home to around 8.7 million species of
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 19, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent work reported in Nature highlighted the importance of methylation on mRNA; these chemical tags can have a dramati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plant pathogens are the unseen enemy. According to the Encyclopedia of Microbiology, plant disease is defined as a state
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
FEB 17, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
What are trichomes, and how do they affect the cannabis plant? Here are the details.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
FEB 16, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A new paper in Nature Partner Journals Vaccines sets the path for non-shark-based vaccines. Thanks to research
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
FEB 07, 2023
Plants & Animals
When it comes to detecting cancer, earlier is better. In fact, research overwhelmingly notes that earlier detection can
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 04, 2023
Plants & Animals
The hit video game turned TV series was inspired by a real fungus which causes "zombie ants."
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
FEB 03, 2023
Health & Medicine
Cole Butler is a 3rd-year PhD student in the Biomathematics Graduate Program at North Carolina State University whose re
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 22, 2023
Health & Medicine
The number of rodents used in biomedical research is unclear, but estimates have ranged from 10 million to over 100 mill
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, a signaling pathway that links two species has been revealed - molecules generated when bacteria inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2023
Health & Medicine
German company BioNTech has announced their "aim to develop the first mRNA-based vaccine for malaria prevention." As par
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
DEC 19, 2022
Plants & Animals
What is abundantly clear about climate change is the myriad ways in which it affects the world around us. The most obvio
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum