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Plant Sciences: Botany, also called plant science(s), plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specializes in this field.
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MAR 03, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a new, less expensive, and faster method to determine the DNA sequence of the male-specific Y ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 29, 2016Plants & Animals
Conservation efforts to preserve the Florida manatee appear to be working well. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Con ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 28, 2016Plants & Animals
Researchers from John Hopkins University have recently spent their time studying a very strange type of sea snail that a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 28, 2016Microbiology
Microbes are everywhere - even on priceless works of art. A number of researchers think microbes are to blame for ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 25, 2016Plants & Animals
A relatively rare La Plata baby dolphin off the coast of Santa Teresita, Argentina has reportedly passed away after bein ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 22, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Fish and birds, when moving in groups, use two “gears”—one slow and another fast—in ways that co ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 21, 2016Plants & Animals
Birds’ immune systems reportedly have a great defense against a fungal infection from Cryptococcus neoformans that ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 18, 2016Technology
Cockroaches, as gross as they are, are very intriguing because of their unique ability to squeeze into tight places as l ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2016Plants & Animals
Scientists tagged 30 beluga whales and used the information to produce a rare dataset that spans 15 years, showing where ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 17, 2016Plants & Animals
Following their typical path of migration patterns from cooler to warmer waters, tens of thousands of black tip sharks h ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 16, 2016Cannabis Sciences
A variation of the ATK1 gene has been linked to people who develop psychosis. ATK1 encodes a “kinesin-like motor p ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 16, 2016Plants & Animals
When you think about the largest predators at the top of the food chain, you probably imagine bears, sharks, lions, and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 11, 2016Health & Medicine
Ants like to nest anywhere they possibly can to protect themselves from the elements. Whether that’s deep undergro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 10, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Tiny animals such as zooplankton make the world’s biggest migration—from feeding at the open ocean’s s ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 09, 2016Plants & Animals
Who said mouse traps had to be new in order to be effective at what they were made to do? Museum staff from the U ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 07, 2016Plants & Animals
Honeybees are an important part of the Earth’s fragile ecosystem. They help pollinate plants, which helps plants g ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 03, 2016Plants & Animals
An octopus, much like a chameleon, has the ability to change its skin color. Common belief has long stood that an octopu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 02, 2016Space & Astronomy
Because Mars is a big area of interest right now, especially with NASA and SpaceX wanting to send people to the red plan ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 01, 2016Plants & Animals
Every so often, we stumble across a story where two unlikely animals become friends. The most recent was when a fearless ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 31, 2016Plants & Animals
There are tons of people around the world who suffer from disfigured faces, either due to birth defect or injuries. Fort ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 28, 2016Space & Astronomy
Being in outer space for long periods of time can have a negative impact on the bones of astronauts. It’s believed ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 26, 2016Plants & Animals
There have been a lot of beachings lately involving sharks and whales – in India, over 80 whales were found beache ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 24, 2016Plants & Animals
If you want to feast your eyes on some interesting great white sharks, then Australia is the place to be right now! &nbs ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2016Plants & Animals
The tegu is an incredible lizard species – the South America-based creature is colored black and white and can gro ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a new, less expensive, and faster method to determine the DNA sequence of the male-specific Y
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 29, 2016
Plants & Animals
Conservation efforts to preserve the Florida manatee appear to be working well. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Con
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2016
Plants & Animals
Researchers from John Hopkins University have recently spent their time studying a very strange type of sea snail that a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2016
Microbiology
Microbes are everywhere - even on priceless works of art. A number of researchers think microbes are to blame for
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 25, 2016
Plants & Animals
A relatively rare La Plata baby dolphin off the coast of Santa Teresita, Argentina has reportedly passed away after bein
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 22, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Fish and birds, when moving in groups, use two “gears”—one slow and another fast—in ways that co
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 21, 2016
Plants & Animals
Birds’ immune systems reportedly have a great defense against a fungal infection from Cryptococcus neoformans that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 18, 2016
Technology
Cockroaches, as gross as they are, are very intriguing because of their unique ability to squeeze into tight places as l
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2016
Plants & Animals
Scientists tagged 30 beluga whales and used the information to produce a rare dataset that spans 15 years, showing where
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 17, 2016
Plants & Animals
Following their typical path of migration patterns from cooler to warmer waters, tens of thousands of black tip sharks h
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 16, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
A variation of the ATK1 gene has been linked to people who develop psychosis. ATK1 encodes a “kinesin-like motor p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 16, 2016
Plants & Animals
When you think about the largest predators at the top of the food chain, you probably imagine bears, sharks, lions, and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 11, 2016
Health & Medicine
Ants like to nest anywhere they possibly can to protect themselves from the elements. Whether that’s deep undergro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 10, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Tiny animals such as zooplankton make the world’s biggest migration—from feeding at the open ocean’s s
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 09, 2016
Plants & Animals
Who said mouse traps had to be new in order to be effective at what they were made to do? Museum staff from the U
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
Honeybees are an important part of the Earth’s fragile ecosystem. They help pollinate plants, which helps plants g
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
An octopus, much like a chameleon, has the ability to change its skin color. Common belief has long stood that an octopu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 02, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Because Mars is a big area of interest right now, especially with NASA and SpaceX wanting to send people to the red plan
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
Every so often, we stumble across a story where two unlikely animals become friends. The most recent was when a fearless
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 31, 2016
Plants & Animals
There are tons of people around the world who suffer from disfigured faces, either due to birth defect or injuries. Fort
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 28, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Being in outer space for long periods of time can have a negative impact on the bones of astronauts. It’s believed
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 26, 2016
Plants & Animals
There have been a lot of beachings lately involving sharks and whales – in India, over 80 whales were found beache
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 24, 2016
Plants & Animals
If you want to feast your eyes on some interesting great white sharks, then Australia is the place to be right now! &nbs
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2016
Plants & Animals
The tegu is an incredible lizard species – the South America-based creature is colored black and white and can gro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard