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Plant Protection and Animal Health
Plant Protection and Animal Health: an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) responsible for protecting animal health, animal welfare, and plant health. APHIS is the lead agency for collaboration with other agencies to protect U.S. agriculture from invasive pests and diseases. APHIS is the National Plant Protection Authority for the U.S. government, and the agency's head of veterinary services is Chief Veterinary Officer of the United States.
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NOV 18, 2022Technology
While many animals hibernate (called a state of torpor) on a seasonal basis, they often do it for a singular purpose: to ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 07, 2022Immunology
The physiological impact of various diets has been hotly debated for years. Scientists have now used a mouse model to sh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2022Plants & Animals
Insecticides and pesticides have been developed for years to help protect agricultural products and improve crop outputs ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 31, 2022Plants & Animals
In honor of Halloween, from venomous bites to bright red faces to full-moon dances, here are the six weirdest monkeysWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 31, 2022Cancer
Cancer is a disease that impacts the whole person, wreaking havoc on an individual’s emotional and physical well-b ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 19, 2022Plants & Animals
Conditions like osteoporosis affect an estimated 10 million adults over 50 years of age, with a much higher incidence ra ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 14, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Bees love cannabis, and cannabis loves bees - why?Written By: Helaine KrysikOCT 12, 2022Plants & Animals
Resistance to antibiotics and antimicrobials has become an increasingly common concern around the globe. Due to high rat ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 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 08, 2022Plants & Animals
Tardigrades, or water bears, hold a strange fascination in the public imagination. Despite being microscopic creatures t ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 19, 2022Microbiology
Citrus greening, known by several other names including yellow dragon disease, Huanglongbing, or Candidatus Liberibacter ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Here's what reclaim is, why you should leave it alone, and what you should do with it instead.Written By: Helaine KrysikJUN 27, 2022Plants & Animals
Rabies is a viral disease that can spread through the saliva. Several kinds of animals can get rabies, including humans ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 14, 2022Microbiology
Our planet has a plastic problem; plastic particles can be found in nearly every part of our environment, in organisms, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2022Plants & Animals
If you already start your day with a cup of coffee, then you’ll probably be excited to hear that you should contin ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 25, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Tooth gems are returning in 2022, but they didn’t originate with Black hip hop artists and rappers in the 90s&mdas ...Written By: Hannah DanielMAY 19, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), Western equine encephalitis (WEEV), Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEEV) are ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 17, 2022Plants & Animals
Coral reefs have long been a central focus of the impacts of climate change. We hear stories every other day, it seems, ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 08, 2022Microbiology
African fruit bats are the natural hosts of Marburg and Ebola viruses, both of which are filoviruses. These RNA viruses ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Almost half of bald and golden eagles in the U.S. have lead poisoning. In the largest comprehensive study of lead poison ...Written By: Hannah DanielFEB 12, 2022Earth & The Environment
Grey wolves once ranged across most of the contiguous US. The government promoted hunting and trapping them in the early ...Written By: Samantha LottJAN 27, 2022Earth & The Environment
Feral swine have been part of the American landscape for centuries, though they are not native. Pigs were released to th ...Written By: Samantha LottJAN 07, 2022Health & Medicine
A recent meta-analysis of research studies published in Toxin Reviews found that cannabis plant absorption of heavy meta ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 31, 2021Earth & The Environment
Light pollution is a newly recognized source of pollution with many complexities. What is light pollution to one person ...Written By: Samantha Lott
NOV 18, 2022
Technology
While many animals hibernate (called a state of torpor) on a seasonal basis, they often do it for a singular purpose: to
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 07, 2022
Immunology
The physiological impact of various diets has been hotly debated for years. Scientists have now used a mouse model to sh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2022
Plants & Animals
Insecticides and pesticides have been developed for years to help protect agricultural products and improve crop outputs
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 31, 2022
Plants & Animals
In honor of Halloween, from venomous bites to bright red faces to full-moon dances, here are the six weirdest monkeys
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 31, 2022
Cancer
Cancer is a disease that impacts the whole person, wreaking havoc on an individual’s emotional and physical well-b
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 19, 2022
Plants & Animals
Conditions like osteoporosis affect an estimated 10 million adults over 50 years of age, with a much higher incidence ra
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 14, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Bees love cannabis, and cannabis loves bees - why?
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
OCT 12, 2022
Plants & Animals
Resistance to antibiotics and antimicrobials has become an increasingly common concern around the globe. Due to high rat
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
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 08, 2022
Plants & Animals
Tardigrades, or water bears, hold a strange fascination in the public imagination. Despite being microscopic creatures t
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 19, 2022
Microbiology
Citrus greening, known by several other names including yellow dragon disease, Huanglongbing, or Candidatus Liberibacter
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Here's what reclaim is, why you should leave it alone, and what you should do with it instead.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
JUN 27, 2022
Plants & Animals
Rabies is a viral disease that can spread through the saliva. Several kinds of animals can get rabies, including humans
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 14, 2022
Microbiology
Our planet has a plastic problem; plastic particles can be found in nearly every part of our environment, in organisms,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2022
Plants & Animals
If you already start your day with a cup of coffee, then you’ll probably be excited to hear that you should contin
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 25, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Tooth gems are returning in 2022, but they didn’t originate with Black hip hop artists and rappers in the 90s&mdas
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
MAY 19, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), Western equine encephalitis (WEEV), Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEEV) are
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 17, 2022
Plants & Animals
Coral reefs have long been a central focus of the impacts of climate change. We hear stories every other day, it seems,
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 08, 2022
Microbiology
African fruit bats are the natural hosts of Marburg and Ebola viruses, both of which are filoviruses. These RNA viruses
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Almost half of bald and golden eagles in the U.S. have lead poisoning. In the largest comprehensive study of lead poison
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
FEB 12, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Grey wolves once ranged across most of the contiguous US. The government promoted hunting and trapping them in the early
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JAN 27, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Feral swine have been part of the American landscape for centuries, though they are not native. Pigs were released to th
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JAN 07, 2022
Health & Medicine
A recent meta-analysis of research studies published in Toxin Reviews found that cannabis plant absorption of heavy meta
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 31, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Light pollution is a newly recognized source of pollution with many complexities. What is light pollution to one person
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott