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Plant Ecology
Plant ecology studies the association between plants and their environment. Plant survival depends on their ability to obtain light, water, and nutrients from their surroundings making the relationship between plant and environment integral.
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DEC 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Wild plants are everywhere. So why do some become pests? New research has studied how agriculture created that problem f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have recovered sediment containing 2-million-year-old DNA, shattering the previous 'oldes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2022Microbiology
This exotic new group of fungi includes these odd "earth tongue" organisms / (Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC-BY-SA-4.0)Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Starfish embryos sprout appendages very early on in development, and they can spin around through water by propelling th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Biological Conservation, an international team of researchers led by UC Santa Cruz examin ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 21, 2022Earth & The Environment
A hallmarking characteristic of being human is cooking food, and new research pushes back the origins of cooking by 600, ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattNOV 14, 2022Plants & Animals
Palm trees are a fixture of tropical locales. We often think of them when we think of warm vacation locations, including ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 03, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Researchers in Pennsylvania discover a new-to-science hybrid songbird speciesWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 31, 2022Plants & Animals
New research suggests that predominantly tree-dwelling monkeys are spending more time on the ground, due to warming temp ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 30, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Nature Sustainability, an international team of researchers led by the University of Cali ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 28, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in ISME Communications, a team of researchers led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutio ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 27, 2022Microbiology
An image by Kouhei Mizuno shows a plated colony of HS-3 bacteria, and its transparent and iridescent appearance.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
If you're a Star Trek fan, you've heard of the Borg, a hive-mind that can assimilate others as they seek to take control ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Every mammal that is found on our planet is descended from one common ancestor, thought to have lived around 180 million ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2022Microbiology
Lyme disease occurs when a blacklegged tick that is infected with Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria bites a human, and the i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2022Microbiology
The microorganisms of the world are in constant conflict, battling for resources and space in a microbial arms race. Som ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The Ikmi group at EMBL has shown that exercise has an important influence on the sea anemone.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Parasitic whipworm eggs have been isolated from fossilized human fecal samples that were estimated to be over 7,000 year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2022Plants & Animals
When we think of algae, what do we think of? Probably, you think of thick gobs of green floating along the edges of a po ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 23, 2022Microbiology
Symbiotic relationships enable organisms to use one another, usually to the advantage of both. Legumes can live in symbi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2022Neuroscience
Emory University researchers decoded images from a canine brain using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to re ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
This interview series is focused on the graduate student experience across all STEM fields that allows them to get their ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 12, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Living things have to contend with aging. Except for a few unusual creatures, like Turritopsis dohrnii, which has an ext ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2022Microbiology
The world is full of microbes, which have been competing with one another for space and resources since they arose. / Im ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Wild plants are everywhere. So why do some become pests? New research has studied how agriculture created that problem f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have recovered sediment containing 2-million-year-old DNA, shattering the previous 'oldes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2022
Microbiology
This exotic new group of fungi includes these odd "earth tongue" organisms / (Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC-BY-SA-4.0)
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Starfish embryos sprout appendages very early on in development, and they can spin around through water by propelling th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Biological Conservation, an international team of researchers led by UC Santa Cruz examin
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 21, 2022
Earth & The Environment
A hallmarking characteristic of being human is cooking food, and new research pushes back the origins of cooking by 600,
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 14, 2022
Plants & Animals
Palm trees are a fixture of tropical locales. We often think of them when we think of warm vacation locations, including
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 03, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers in Pennsylvania discover a new-to-science hybrid songbird species
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 31, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research suggests that predominantly tree-dwelling monkeys are spending more time on the ground, due to warming temp
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 30, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Nature Sustainability, an international team of researchers led by the University of Cali
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 28, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in ISME Communications, a team of researchers led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutio
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 27, 2022
Microbiology
An image by Kouhei Mizuno shows a plated colony of HS-3 bacteria, and its transparent and iridescent appearance.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you're a Star Trek fan, you've heard of the Borg, a hive-mind that can assimilate others as they seek to take control
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Every mammal that is found on our planet is descended from one common ancestor, thought to have lived around 180 million
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2022
Microbiology
Lyme disease occurs when a blacklegged tick that is infected with Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria bites a human, and the i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2022
Microbiology
The microorganisms of the world are in constant conflict, battling for resources and space in a microbial arms race. Som
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Ikmi group at EMBL has shown that exercise has an important influence on the sea anemone.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Parasitic whipworm eggs have been isolated from fossilized human fecal samples that were estimated to be over 7,000 year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2022
Plants & Animals
When we think of algae, what do we think of? Probably, you think of thick gobs of green floating along the edges of a po
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 23, 2022
Microbiology
Symbiotic relationships enable organisms to use one another, usually to the advantage of both. Legumes can live in symbi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2022
Neuroscience
Emory University researchers decoded images from a canine brain using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to re
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
This interview series is focused on the graduate student experience across all STEM fields that allows them to get their
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 12, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Living things have to contend with aging. Except for a few unusual creatures, like Turritopsis dohrnii, which has an ext
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2022
Microbiology
The world is full of microbes, which have been competing with one another for space and resources since they arose. / Im
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch