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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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DEC 27, 2021Earth & The Environment
Floods this weekend caused destruction in Brazil. Two dams failed after weeks of rain in the Brazilian state of Bahia, o ...Written By: Samantha LottDEC 20, 2021Plants & Animals
We’re almost 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and we’ve learned a lot about how the virus works. This und ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 17, 2021Cannabis Sciences
The first of its kind, a study assessing the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on dog behavior, was recently publis ...Written By: Nadine HusamiDEC 13, 2021Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that what we eat has a significant impact on our health, both physically and mentally. For example, ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 09, 2021Immunology
Adjuvants are molecules added to vaccines to help them work better by stimulating a stronger immune response. This appro ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 06, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis cultivation has embraced tissue culture due to this approach’s many advantages. Tissue culture cultivatio ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 06, 2021Plants & Animals
Our planet has a plastic problem, and we can use innovations that use more environmentally friendly materials to replace ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2021Health & Medicine
Western diets are known to cause environmental and health detriments. There are many studies on the effects of various f ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 30, 2021Earth & The Environment
Indigenous nations across the United States have lost 98.9% of their historical land base, leaving them more vulnerable ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattNOV 23, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some animals can produce offspring from an unfertilized egg in an asexual reproduction process known as parthogenesis. W ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2021Plants & Animals
Climate change is threatening many of the world's crops, and may disrupt the growth of barley that's used to make beer.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2021Earth & The Environment
River ecosystems receive many inputs from human activities upstream. Rivers bring these inputs out to the ocean, where t ...Written By: Samantha LottOCT 21, 2021Immunology
A new study shows how vitamin D can help dairy cows fend off infections, offering opportunities for better animal health ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 20, 2021Microbiology
Many animals, including humans and cats, harbor huge colonies of microbes, which may live in places like the skin, or th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2021Plants & Animals
Two new, unrelated studies have examined how very different environmental disasters affected wildlife in the areas where ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2021Earth & The Environment
This weekend, an oil slick was spotted off the coast of southern California, about three miles from Newport Beach, south ...Written By: Samantha LottSEP 30, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis has been legalized for medicinal or recreational purposes in many US states, which is thought to be driving a r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2021Microbiology
Do beards grow so a man's face will be protected from impact? Is it better to transport rhinos upside down? Does discard ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2021Earth & The Environment
Most of the world’s population lives in cities. Population growth is expected to continue to be focused in urban a ...Written By: Samantha LottSEP 14, 2021Earth & The Environment
Last year, 2020, was the deadliest year for conservation activists. According to Global Witness, 227 environmental ...Written By: Samantha LottAUG 26, 2021Plants & Animals
Flavonoid-rich foods may have a positive effect on blood pressure levels, though according to new research, the secret t ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
Fires have spread across over 10 million acres in SiberiaWritten By: Timothy JamesAUG 20, 2021Earth & The Environment
As of August 18, 2021, the Dixie fire grew to over 500,000 acres making it the 2nd largest fire ever recorded ...Written By: Timothy JamesAUG 20, 2021Earth & The Environment
August 20th is World Mosquito Day, but we’re not celebrating the mosquitoes themselves. Instead, we are celeb ...Written By: Samantha Lott
DEC 27, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Floods this weekend caused destruction in Brazil. Two dams failed after weeks of rain in the Brazilian state of Bahia, o
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
DEC 20, 2021
Plants & Animals
We’re almost 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and we’ve learned a lot about how the virus works. This und
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 17, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
The first of its kind, a study assessing the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on dog behavior, was recently publis
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
DEC 13, 2021
Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that what we eat has a significant impact on our health, both physically and mentally. For example,
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 09, 2021
Immunology
Adjuvants are molecules added to vaccines to help them work better by stimulating a stronger immune response. This appro
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 06, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis cultivation has embraced tissue culture due to this approach’s many advantages. Tissue culture cultivatio
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 06, 2021
Plants & Animals
Our planet has a plastic problem, and we can use innovations that use more environmentally friendly materials to replace
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2021
Health & Medicine
Western diets are known to cause environmental and health detriments. There are many studies on the effects of various f
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 30, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Indigenous nations across the United States have lost 98.9% of their historical land base, leaving them more vulnerable
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 23, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some animals can produce offspring from an unfertilized egg in an asexual reproduction process known as parthogenesis. W
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2021
Plants & Animals
Climate change is threatening many of the world's crops, and may disrupt the growth of barley that's used to make beer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2021
Earth & The Environment
River ecosystems receive many inputs from human activities upstream. Rivers bring these inputs out to the ocean, where t
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 21, 2021
Immunology
A new study shows how vitamin D can help dairy cows fend off infections, offering opportunities for better animal health
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 20, 2021
Microbiology
Many animals, including humans and cats, harbor huge colonies of microbes, which may live in places like the skin, or th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
Two new, unrelated studies have examined how very different environmental disasters affected wildlife in the areas where
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2021
Earth & The Environment
This weekend, an oil slick was spotted off the coast of southern California, about three miles from Newport Beach, south
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
SEP 30, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis has been legalized for medicinal or recreational purposes in many US states, which is thought to be driving a r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2021
Microbiology
Do beards grow so a man's face will be protected from impact? Is it better to transport rhinos upside down? Does discard
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Most of the world’s population lives in cities. Population growth is expected to continue to be focused in urban a
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
SEP 14, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Last year, 2020, was the deadliest year for conservation activists. According to Global Witness, 227 environmental
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 26, 2021
Plants & Animals
Flavonoid-rich foods may have a positive effect on blood pressure levels, though according to new research, the secret t
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Fires have spread across over 10 million acres in Siberia
Written By:
Timothy James
AUG 20, 2021
Earth & The Environment
As of August 18, 2021, the Dixie fire grew to over 500,000 acres making it the 2nd largest fire ever recorded
...
Written By:
Timothy James
AUG 20, 2021
Earth & The Environment
August 20th is World Mosquito Day, but we’re not celebrating the mosquitoes themselves. Instead, we are celeb
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott