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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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AUG 09, 2019Chemistry & Physics
A new invention that removes microplastics from water was designed by 18-year-old Fionn Ferreira -- winner of the Google ...Written By: Julia TraversAUG 08, 2019Earth & The Environment
Headlines of record-breaking heat have become more common this summer. Just a few weeks ago, cities throughout Europe su ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 07, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Organic foods are growing in popularity. Can cannabis farmers get in on the game? In the U.S., the organic market breach ...Written By: Julia TraversJUL 31, 2019Earth & The Environment
NASA defines aerosols as tiny, airborne, solid or liquid particles present throughout the atmosphere. Although certain a ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 24, 2019Plants & Animals
The idea of having your body frozen solid and then thawed out sometime in the future sounds like something straight out ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 24, 2019Plants & Animals
While most people are familiar with the penguins that reside in colder climates, some species, such as the African pengu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
What do you think of when you hear the words, "plastic pollution"? Beverage bottles, straws, and packaging are ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
It’s been two weeks since the establishment of the United States was celebrated by the ritual lighting of colorful ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
Joshua trees are iconic of southern California deserts and have survived for 2.5 million years in harsh desert condition ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 14, 2019Plants & Animals
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes the humble giraffe as a species that is vulnerable ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 13, 2019Cardiology
The benefits of exposing yourself to nature are well documented. Our proximity to nature influences everything from ment ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
Frankincense has been cherished for thousands of years, utilized in cultural and religious ceremonies as well as cooking ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 10, 2019Plants & Animals
After a woman reported an oddly-behaving hawk in her yard, the New Hampshire Fish and Game department responded to the c ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
The brown macroalgae Sargassum is not uncommon in the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, the Sargasso Sea on the western side of t ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 07, 2019Plants & Animals
Bats are an essential part of any ecosystem because they help keep irritating pests, such as mosquitoes, at bay. Unfortu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 30, 2019Plants & Animals
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) prevents most of the world from conducting any sort of whaling activities, wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR tool has been modified and refined since it was invented, and now scientists have created another way to use ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zo ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
As announced today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada aims to ban single-use plastics by 2021. Lakeside at the Gau ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 09, 2019Plants & Animals
When you think about a carnivorous (meat-eating) plant, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the infamous Venu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 05, 2019Health & Medicine
You’ve probably heard of microplastics by now. If you haven’t, you’ve still likely and unknowingly ing ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 29, 2019Earth & The Environment
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to global health. Scientists from the University of York conducted a global ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 23, 2019Microbiology
Extracts from three plants were active against some of today's worst drug-resistant bacterial pathogens that infect woun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2019Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
A new invention that removes microplastics from water was designed by 18-year-old Fionn Ferreira -- winner of the Google
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
AUG 08, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Headlines of record-breaking heat have become more common this summer. Just a few weeks ago, cities throughout Europe su
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 07, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Organic foods are growing in popularity. Can cannabis farmers get in on the game? In the U.S., the organic market breach
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUL 31, 2019
Earth & The Environment
NASA defines aerosols as tiny, airborne, solid or liquid particles present throughout the atmosphere. Although certain a
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 24, 2019
Plants & Animals
The idea of having your body frozen solid and then thawed out sometime in the future sounds like something straight out
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 24, 2019
Plants & Animals
While most people are familiar with the penguins that reside in colder climates, some species, such as the African pengu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
What do you think of when you hear the words, "plastic pollution"? Beverage bottles, straws, and packaging are
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
It’s been two weeks since the establishment of the United States was celebrated by the ritual lighting of colorful
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Joshua trees are iconic of southern California deserts and have survived for 2.5 million years in harsh desert condition
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 14, 2019
Plants & Animals
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes the humble giraffe as a species that is vulnerable
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 13, 2019
Cardiology
The benefits of exposing yourself to nature are well documented. Our proximity to nature influences everything from ment
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Frankincense has been cherished for thousands of years, utilized in cultural and religious ceremonies as well as cooking
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 10, 2019
Plants & Animals
After a woman reported an oddly-behaving hawk in her yard, the New Hampshire Fish and Game department responded to the c
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The brown macroalgae Sargassum is not uncommon in the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, the Sargasso Sea on the western side of t
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
Bats are an essential part of any ecosystem because they help keep irritating pests, such as mosquitoes, at bay. Unfortu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 30, 2019
Plants & Animals
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) prevents most of the world from conducting any sort of whaling activities, wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR tool has been modified and refined since it was invented, and now scientists have created another way to use
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zo
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
As announced today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada aims to ban single-use plastics by 2021. Lakeside at the Gau
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 09, 2019
Plants & Animals
When you think about a carnivorous (meat-eating) plant, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the infamous Venu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
You’ve probably heard of microplastics by now. If you haven’t, you’ve still likely and unknowingly ing
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 29, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to global health. Scientists from the University of York conducted a global
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 23, 2019
Microbiology
Extracts from three plants were active against some of today's worst drug-resistant bacterial pathogens that infect woun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2019
Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch