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Invasive Species
Invasive species, also called introduced species, alien species, or exotic species, any nonnative species that significantly modifies or disrupts the ecosystems it colonizes. Such species may arrive in new areas through natural migration, but they are often introduced by the activities of other species.
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NOV 30, 2016Plants & Animals
European rabbits are making themselves right at home on the continent of Australia. Although they’re not native to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 16, 2016Health & Medicine
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment earlier this month examines the impacts of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 20, 2016Plants & Animals
While the rusty patched bumble bee was just recommended for endangered species status by the United States Fish and Wild ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 18, 2016Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal tracts have a huge community of microbes living there, some are good and some can be harmful. These ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2016Plants & Animals
A lot of smaller animals that are prey to larger ones are always on the watch for predators, but in some instances, thos ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2016Plants & Animals
Asian hornets are invasive and have been known to eat honeybees and destroy their hives. As if honeybees didn’t ha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 01, 2016Plants & Animals
The Galapagos Islands have been all the recent buzz swirling around the discovery of a native species of songbird that i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 22, 2016Immunology
A compound produced by the immune system triggers the recruitment of immune cells during an infection, but only with the ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 10, 2016Microbiology
Did you know that bacteria can treat cancer? Well, in a roundabout way, at least. Since the 1970s, Mycobacterium bovis h ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 30, 2016Earth & The Environment
“Ecosystems don’t collapse, they shift from one steady state to another, and that’s simply what happen ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 26, 2016Microbiology
Fungal infections, often thought of as minor issues that are easily treatable, can actually be deadly for vulnerable peo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2016Plants & Animals
Lionfish may look attractive with their super bright and colorful appearance, but you should stay away from them like th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 12, 2016Immunology
Researchers developing temporary implants for facial reconstruction are incorporating a unique way to deliver time-relea ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 07, 2016Videos
Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida have found that cancer cells are not entirely random in how they spr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 25, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at Osaka University identified a protein called Lypd8 that keeps bacteria from invading the cells that line ...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 KimDEC 22, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
In Australia, the economic impact of vertebrate pest species is estimated to be 720 million Australian dollars per year. ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUL 17, 2015Plants & Animals
Platydemus manokwari. Doesn't that sound like some creature out of an old horror movie? Something that oozed out of a po ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 08, 2015Plants & Animals
For years now, environmentalists, entomologists and other scientists have been watching the decline of the honeybee and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 05, 2015Earth & The Environment
We've all seen the cheaply made science fiction/horror movies: Sharknado, Piranha 3D. But it turns out a real life monst ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 22, 2015Earth & The Environment
In America, Gray squirrels are often thought of as "cute", but in Europe they are not looked on nearly as favorably. Eur ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAR 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
Termites are among the world's most destructive pests, causing more than a billion dollars in damage each year in the U. ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 20, 2015Microbiology
When Tsimane men come home to their families after a day of hunting, their levels of oxytocin-the "love hormone"-go up.< ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 17, 2015Earth & The Environment
A controversial canal that would connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans across Nicaragua has environmental scientists c ...Written By: Will Hector
NOV 30, 2016
Plants & Animals
European rabbits are making themselves right at home on the continent of Australia. Although they’re not native to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment earlier this month examines the impacts of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 20, 2016
Plants & Animals
While the rusty patched bumble bee was just recommended for endangered species status by the United States Fish and Wild
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 18, 2016
Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal tracts have a huge community of microbes living there, some are good and some can be harmful. These
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2016
Plants & Animals
A lot of smaller animals that are prey to larger ones are always on the watch for predators, but in some instances, thos
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
Asian hornets are invasive and have been known to eat honeybees and destroy their hives. As if honeybees didn’t ha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
The Galapagos Islands have been all the recent buzz swirling around the discovery of a native species of songbird that i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 22, 2016
Immunology
A compound produced by the immune system triggers the recruitment of immune cells during an infection, but only with the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 10, 2016
Microbiology
Did you know that bacteria can treat cancer? Well, in a roundabout way, at least. Since the 1970s, Mycobacterium bovis h
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 30, 2016
Earth & The Environment
“Ecosystems don’t collapse, they shift from one steady state to another, and that’s simply what happen
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 26, 2016
Microbiology
Fungal infections, often thought of as minor issues that are easily treatable, can actually be deadly for vulnerable peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2016
Plants & Animals
Lionfish may look attractive with their super bright and colorful appearance, but you should stay away from them like th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 12, 2016
Immunology
Researchers developing temporary implants for facial reconstruction are incorporating a unique way to deliver time-relea
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 07, 2016
Videos
Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida have found that cancer cells are not entirely random in how they spr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 25, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at Osaka University identified a protein called Lypd8 that keeps bacteria from invading the cells that line
...
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
DEC 22, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
In Australia, the economic impact of vertebrate pest species is estimated to be 720 million Australian dollars per year.
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUL 17, 2015
Plants & Animals
Platydemus manokwari. Doesn't that sound like some creature out of an old horror movie? Something that oozed out of a po
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 08, 2015
Plants & Animals
For years now, environmentalists, entomologists and other scientists have been watching the decline of the honeybee and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 05, 2015
Earth & The Environment
We've all seen the cheaply made science fiction/horror movies: Sharknado, Piranha 3D. But it turns out a real life monst
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 22, 2015
Earth & The Environment
In America, Gray squirrels are often thought of as "cute", but in Europe they are not looked on nearly as favorably. Eur
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
MAR 26, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Termites are among the world's most destructive pests, causing more than a billion dollars in damage each year in the U.
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 20, 2015
Microbiology
When Tsimane men come home to their families after a day of hunting, their levels of oxytocin-the "love hormone"-go up.<
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 17, 2015
Earth & The Environment
A controversial canal that would connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans across Nicaragua has environmental scientists c
...
Written By:
Will Hector