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Plant identification
Plant identification is a scientific process that uses anatomical and morphological characteristics to compare plants. Plant identification assigns plants a specific taxonomic tag, known as a species.
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AUG 05, 2020Plants & Animals
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the European Space Agency (ESA) recently shared excellent news about emperor peng ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 19, 2020Microbiology
A type of fungus that's been found in soil or plants has now been identified in a hospital environment and in people for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, researchers have modified and applied the CRISPR gene editing technology in many different ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Health experts from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the American Lung Association have said that smoking cannab ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The genomic sequence of an ancient flowering plant, the water lily Nymphaea colorata, has been revealed.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 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 13, 2019Health & Medicine
As the first state to legalize medical marijuana, California is to date one of the largest cannabis markets in the Unite ...JUL 15, 2019Microbiology
When the microbiome fails to develop properly, it can impair a child's ability to thrive.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2019Immunology
It’s morel mushroom season in the United States and it promises to be a good one! Plenty of rain and warmth favor ...Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldJUL 18, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Chemists have synthesized several variants of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. The ability to alter its structure ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 09, 2018Plants & Animals
Crows and ravens are both black birds, but that’s about where the similarities end. The two birds are notorious fo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 27, 2018Plants & Animals
Kansas Zoo lost two of its flamingos in 2005 after negligent staff allowed them to go too long between feather trimming ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 21, 2018Plants & Animals
Animal researchers have known for some time that different species of birds sometimes cooperate for mutual benefit in th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2018Plants & Animals
Fossils often speak volumes about the physical features and lifestyles of some of the world’s earliest-known forms ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 23, 2018Technology
Approximately 60 to 270 million sharks are killed by fishing activities annually.Written By: Julia TraversFEB 23, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Study evaluating individual cannabis cultivars to determine distinguishable and reproduceable chemoprofiles using terpen ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanDEC 05, 2017Technology
LAB-IN-A-BOX portable DNA barcoding kit makes quick species identification possible within a few hours.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 04, 2017Health & Medicine
The use of medical cannabis by many different cultures stretches way back in time.Written By: Loren DeVitoNOV 30, 2017Microbiology
Brachyspira pilosicoli is a slow growing spirochete that was first isolated from a pig in the United Kingdom in 1980. Sp ...Written By: Sarah HertrichMAY 10, 2017Plants & Animals
Dinosaur fossils found in the Henan province of China during the mid 1900’s are telling the story of a newly-ident ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
As I learned during an ecology lab in college, biodiversity assessment is currently the most effective and accepted meth ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 02, 2017Microbiology
H7N9 is a strain of flu associated with birds around the year 2000, and was not observed in other species until 2013, wh ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the European Space Agency (ESA) recently shared excellent news about emperor peng
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 19, 2020
Microbiology
A type of fungus that's been found in soil or plants has now been identified in a hospital environment and in people for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, researchers have modified and applied the CRISPR gene editing technology in many different ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Health experts from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the American Lung Association have said that smoking cannab
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genomic sequence of an ancient flowering plant, the water lily Nymphaea colorata, has been revealed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
As the first state to legalize medical marijuana, California is to date one of the largest cannabis markets in the Unite
...
JUL 15, 2019
Microbiology
When the microbiome fails to develop properly, it can impair a child's ability to thrive.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2019
Immunology
It’s morel mushroom season in the United States and it promises to be a good one! Plenty of rain and warmth favor
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
JUL 18, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Chemists have synthesized several variants of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. The ability to alter its structure
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 09, 2018
Plants & Animals
Crows and ravens are both black birds, but that’s about where the similarities end. The two birds are notorious fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 27, 2018
Plants & Animals
Kansas Zoo lost two of its flamingos in 2005 after negligent staff allowed them to go too long between feather trimming
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 21, 2018
Plants & Animals
Animal researchers have known for some time that different species of birds sometimes cooperate for mutual benefit in th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2018
Plants & Animals
Fossils often speak volumes about the physical features and lifestyles of some of the world’s earliest-known forms
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 23, 2018
Technology
Approximately 60 to 270 million sharks are killed by fishing activities annually.
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 23, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Study evaluating individual cannabis cultivars to determine distinguishable and reproduceable chemoprofiles using terpen
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
DEC 05, 2017
Technology
LAB-IN-A-BOX portable DNA barcoding kit makes quick species identification possible within a few hours.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 04, 2017
Health & Medicine
The use of medical cannabis by many different cultures stretches way back in time.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
NOV 30, 2017
Microbiology
Brachyspira pilosicoli is a slow growing spirochete that was first isolated from a pig in the United Kingdom in 1980. Sp
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
MAY 10, 2017
Plants & Animals
Dinosaur fossils found in the Henan province of China during the mid 1900’s are telling the story of a newly-ident
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
As I learned during an ecology lab in college, biodiversity assessment is currently the most effective and accepted meth
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 02, 2017
Microbiology
H7N9 is a strain of flu associated with birds around the year 2000, and was not observed in other species until 2013, wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch