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Natural Sciences
Natural sciences are concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena which are based on emperical evidence. Branches of natural sciences include physical sciences (chemistry, physics, astronomy) and life sciences (biology, zoology).
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DEC 16, 2019Plants & Animals
The humble sloth – an animal that is renowned for its slowness. In fact, it’s considered one of the slowest ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Fraser firs are farmed to supply us with great-smelling Christmas trees that hold their needles, but they are also susce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2019Plants & Animals
When squirrels grow up, they often face the tough choice of staying at or near the same location where they were born or ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 11, 2019Chemistry & Physics
If you haven't picked up from popular science news outlets, you probably have heard of a thing or two about a troubl ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 11, 2019Microbiology
Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
Greenland’s Ice Sheet—which covers 75% of the land’s mass—is melting at a rate aligned with &ldq ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Last year, Chinese scientist He Jiankui caused tremendous controversy in the scientific world by conducting a gene-editi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
Research from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the University of Bristol, as well as flood analytics company Fathom, enc ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 09, 2019Microbiology
A protist has been captured on video 'changing its mind.'Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Lots of people drink alcohol, but not everyone develops a drinking problem. Researchers are starting to learn more about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2019Earth & The Environment
A report from researchers collaborating to produce the annual Global Carbon Budget has found that 2019 will break record ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 09, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Milo et. al. Researchers have genetically rewired the metabolism of Escherichia coli to be autotrophic, ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaDEC 08, 2019Cancer
You might want to sit down, because this news may come as a surprise: researchers have found an association between cold ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 08, 2019Microbiology
When we get a cut, we easily put a bandage on it and it heals, but internal wounds can be much harder to treat.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2019Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in Current Biology points towards at least one upside of climate change: some agricultural c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 06, 2019Chemistry & Physics
About four years ago, a team of Hungarian physicists at the Institute for Nuclear Research noticed something strange in ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 06, 2019Space & Astronomy
This year was one of the most exciting ones for all of the space geeks around the world. Many discoveries and ...Written By: Vanesa NikolovaDEC 05, 2019Health & Medicine
While a variety of contraceptive options exist, each has its pros and cons. As many women understand, one of the major d ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 04, 2019Cancer
Scientists from the University of California, Riverside and The University of Texas at Austin have made a breakthrough i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 03, 2019Plants & Animals
Manatees are be a common sight for Floridians who reside close to rivers and other natural waterways, but there was once ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Gene sequencing technologies have created a wealth of data, and scientists can now do more with all that information.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2019Plants & Animals
Tortoises are one of nature’s most conspicuous animals – large reptiles that carry massive shells that prote ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 02, 2019Space & Astronomy
The United States Air Force regularly conducts top-secret missions and science experiments on behalf of the federal gove ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 02, 2019Earth & The Environment
Large parts of the country are getting hit with the first big snowstorm of the year this week and if you travel the road ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
The humble sloth – an animal that is renowned for its slowness. In fact, it’s considered one of the slowest
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Fraser firs are farmed to supply us with great-smelling Christmas trees that hold their needles, but they are also susce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
When squirrels grow up, they often face the tough choice of staying at or near the same location where they were born or
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 11, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
If you haven't picked up from popular science news outlets, you probably have heard of a thing or two about a troubl
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 11, 2019
Microbiology
Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Greenland’s Ice Sheet—which covers 75% of the land’s mass—is melting at a rate aligned with &ldq
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Last year, Chinese scientist He Jiankui caused tremendous controversy in the scientific world by conducting a gene-editi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Research from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the University of Bristol, as well as flood analytics company Fathom, enc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 09, 2019
Microbiology
A protist has been captured on video 'changing its mind.'
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Lots of people drink alcohol, but not everyone develops a drinking problem. Researchers are starting to learn more about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A report from researchers collaborating to produce the annual Global Carbon Budget has found that 2019 will break record
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 09, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Milo et. al. Researchers have genetically rewired the metabolism of Escherichia coli to be autotrophic,
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
DEC 08, 2019
Cancer
You might want to sit down, because this news may come as a surprise: researchers have found an association between cold
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 08, 2019
Microbiology
When we get a cut, we easily put a bandage on it and it heals, but internal wounds can be much harder to treat.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in Current Biology points towards at least one upside of climate change: some agricultural c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 06, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
About four years ago, a team of Hungarian physicists at the Institute for Nuclear Research noticed something strange in
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
This year was one of the most exciting ones for all of the space geeks around the world. Many discoveries and
...
Written By:
Vanesa Nikolova
DEC 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
While a variety of contraceptive options exist, each has its pros and cons. As many women understand, one of the major d
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 04, 2019
Cancer
Scientists from the University of California, Riverside and The University of Texas at Austin have made a breakthrough i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 03, 2019
Plants & Animals
Manatees are be a common sight for Floridians who reside close to rivers and other natural waterways, but there was once
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Gene sequencing technologies have created a wealth of data, and scientists can now do more with all that information.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
Tortoises are one of nature’s most conspicuous animals – large reptiles that carry massive shells that prote
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 02, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The United States Air Force regularly conducts top-secret missions and science experiments on behalf of the federal gove
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 02, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Large parts of the country are getting hit with the first big snowstorm of the year this week and if you travel the road
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan