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Plant Biology
Plant Biology: or Botany, also called plant science(s) or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plantscientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field.
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NOV 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms start out as a bunch of cells, and when it comes to development, many mysteries remain.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2017Plants & Animals
If you were to ask another person for directions, you’d most likely get a verbal response augmented with complimen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 14, 2017Genetics & Genomics
People who doubt evolution need only look around to see examples of it in action.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2017Plants & Animals
There has long been speculation that trees grow faster in urban environments than their rural counterparts, and research ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 09, 2017Plants & Animals
Climate change can have a larger impact on animals around the globe than we realize, and a new study published in the jo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2017Plants & Animals
For years you’ve heard that six great ape species walk the Earth, but a new scientific discovery indicates that th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 01, 2017Plants & Animals
Investigations are ongoing after more than 130 deceased Baikal seals have washed up on the coast of the landlocked Lake ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans are not alone in developing Alzheimer's Disease, although it is seen in very few other species.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2017Plants & Animals
According to the latest data announced by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), there&rsq ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 18, 2017Plants & Animals
Both alligators and sharks are renowned for their predatory statuses in the animal kingdom, but when they come together ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Durian is a favorite fruit in Asia, nicknamed the king of fruits. It has a legendary, pungent aroma.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Med ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2017Plants & Animals
In the 1980’s, researchers from West Africa discovered a distinctive songbird dubbed the Liberian Greenbul (Phylla ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 04, 2017Plants & Animals
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) doesn’t consider the giant panda an endangered speci ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers compared the effects of conventional soybean oil to genetically modified soybean oil.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2017Plants & Animals
Ichthyosaurus Communis is one of the first-known species of ichthyosaur to exist on Earth, and some U.K.-based paleontol ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 27, 2017Infographics
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) each keep track of the c ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 26, 2017Plants & Animals
Animal lovers won’t like hearing one bit og this, but Japan formally announced this week that it slaughtered 177 w ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2017Plants & Animals
Sleep is such an essential thing that you and I can’t live without it, and many other animal species are the same ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
By studying the genetics behind butterfly wing patterns, researchers understand how a single gene can create limitless p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2017Plants & Animals
Have you ever noticed how many elderly folks tend to need hearing aids or ask you to speak louder so they can hear you? ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 19, 2017Plants & Animals
Plants are some of the most resilient life forms on Earth, and Rutgers University-New Brunswick professor Ying Fan Reinf ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 18, 2017Plants & Animals
Giraffes are well-recognized creatures because their long necks make them stand out, but most of them typically have som ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 14, 2017Plants & Animals
The night parrot is an elusive nocturnal bird that’s native to select parts of Australia. While it has been spotte ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
NOV 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms start out as a bunch of cells, and when it comes to development, many mysteries remain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you were to ask another person for directions, you’d most likely get a verbal response augmented with complimen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 14, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
People who doubt evolution need only look around to see examples of it in action.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
There has long been speculation that trees grow faster in urban environments than their rural counterparts, and research
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 09, 2017
Plants & Animals
Climate change can have a larger impact on animals around the globe than we realize, and a new study published in the jo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2017
Plants & Animals
For years you’ve heard that six great ape species walk the Earth, but a new scientific discovery indicates that th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
Investigations are ongoing after more than 130 deceased Baikal seals have washed up on the coast of the landlocked Lake
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans are not alone in developing Alzheimer's Disease, although it is seen in very few other species.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
According to the latest data announced by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), there&rsq
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
Both alligators and sharks are renowned for their predatory statuses in the animal kingdom, but when they come together
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Durian is a favorite fruit in Asia, nicknamed the king of fruits. It has a legendary, pungent aroma.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Med
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2017
Plants & Animals
In the 1980’s, researchers from West Africa discovered a distinctive songbird dubbed the Liberian Greenbul (Phylla
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 04, 2017
Plants & Animals
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) doesn’t consider the giant panda an endangered speci
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers compared the effects of conventional soybean oil to genetically modified soybean oil.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2017
Plants & Animals
Ichthyosaurus Communis is one of the first-known species of ichthyosaur to exist on Earth, and some U.K.-based paleontol
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 27, 2017
Infographics
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) each keep track of the c
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
Animal lovers won’t like hearing one bit og this, but Japan formally announced this week that it slaughtered 177 w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
Sleep is such an essential thing that you and I can’t live without it, and many other animal species are the same
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
By studying the genetics behind butterfly wing patterns, researchers understand how a single gene can create limitless p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
Have you ever noticed how many elderly folks tend to need hearing aids or ask you to speak louder so they can hear you?
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
Plants are some of the most resilient life forms on Earth, and Rutgers University-New Brunswick professor Ying Fan Reinf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
Giraffes are well-recognized creatures because their long necks make them stand out, but most of them typically have som
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
The night parrot is an elusive nocturnal bird that’s native to select parts of Australia. While it has been spotte
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard