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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 31, 2021Plants & Animals
Beachgoers are certainly not fond of jellyfish in the water, but seeing hundreds of them wash ashore is an interesting a ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 30, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria can share genetic material in a process called horizontal gene transfer, and recent work has shown that in anim ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2021Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in Zootaxa details the finding of two species of screech owls that live in the Amazon and At ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 28, 2021Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap is famous for its ability to snap its leaves shut when they're triggered by the touch of an insect. Re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2021Plants & Animals
The east coast is preparing for one of nature’s greatest spectacles. A gigantic swarm of periodical cicadas is due ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 26, 2021Plants & Animals
The ability to communicate with one another to coordinate behaviors contributes to the success of social mammals, like b ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 26, 2021Earth & The Environment
Once dangerously on the brink of extinction, bald eagle populations are thriving throughout the lower 48 states of the U ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 25, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria live everywhere, and we're starting to understand how they affect the biology of animals and plants. This comes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Remember playing telephone as a kid (or an adult)? It always brings a laugh when you try to pass a word or sentence alon ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 22, 2021Plants & Animals
While there was a brutal winter storm in the Texas region only a few weeks ago, climate change is causing winters to war ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Giraffes are unique and have made many evolutionary adaptations. They have a very short sleep cycle, for example.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2021Microbiology
Greenwashing is a term used to describe an intentionally-misleading or false claim about the environmental benefits of a ...MAR 17, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have known that wherever humans go, we carry microorganisms with us, and the International Space Station is n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2021Earth & The Environment
An accidental freezer clean-out has resulted in new insight into the climatic history of Greenland. Let me explain. In 2 ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 14, 2021Plants & Animals
Many types of lemurs live in the forests of Madagascar, a large island off the coast of Africa. In the wild, the fat-tai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Researchers from the University of Leeds and Kobe University in Japan have designed a new method to explore the still-mi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 12, 2021Cancer
New research reported in the February issue of the journal Toxicological Sciences suggests that brominated flame re ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research from Michigan State University advocates for soil management as a climate mitigation strategy for farmers. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 09, 2021Plants & Animals
Some of the most interesting—and possibly strangest—scientific discoveries happen by accident. According to ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 09, 2021Plants & Animals
Many issues plague the iconic orcas of the Pacific Northwest United States, including declining salmon populations. ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 09, 2021Microbiology
Assistance dogs are vital to many people who need them to perform daily tasks, but are sometimes denied entry to places ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2021Cannabis Sciences
With the use of medicinal marijuana booming, estimated at almost 4.5 million patients in 2020, it’s time to talk a ...Written By: Veriheal HeMAR 07, 2021Plants & Animals
Terroir is a term usually associated with wine; it describes the environmental characteristics like climate and soil tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Food isn't only appealing because it tastes good. Appearance and texture are important too. When food gets mushy or sogg ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2021
Plants & Animals
Beachgoers are certainly not fond of jellyfish in the water, but seeing hundreds of them wash ashore is an interesting a
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 30, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria can share genetic material in a process called horizontal gene transfer, and recent work has shown that in anim
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in Zootaxa details the finding of two species of screech owls that live in the Amazon and At
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 28, 2021
Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap is famous for its ability to snap its leaves shut when they're triggered by the touch of an insect. Re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2021
Plants & Animals
The east coast is preparing for one of nature’s greatest spectacles. A gigantic swarm of periodical cicadas is due
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 26, 2021
Plants & Animals
The ability to communicate with one another to coordinate behaviors contributes to the success of social mammals, like b
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 26, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Once dangerously on the brink of extinction, bald eagle populations are thriving throughout the lower 48 states of the U
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 25, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria live everywhere, and we're starting to understand how they affect the biology of animals and plants. This comes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Remember playing telephone as a kid (or an adult)? It always brings a laugh when you try to pass a word or sentence alon
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 22, 2021
Plants & Animals
While there was a brutal winter storm in the Texas region only a few weeks ago, climate change is causing winters to war
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Giraffes are unique and have made many evolutionary adaptations. They have a very short sleep cycle, for example.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2021
Microbiology
Greenwashing is a term used to describe an intentionally-misleading or false claim about the environmental benefits of a
...
MAR 17, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have known that wherever humans go, we carry microorganisms with us, and the International Space Station is n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
An accidental freezer clean-out has resulted in new insight into the climatic history of Greenland. Let me explain. In 2
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 14, 2021
Plants & Animals
Many types of lemurs live in the forests of Madagascar, a large island off the coast of Africa. In the wild, the fat-tai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers from the University of Leeds and Kobe University in Japan have designed a new method to explore the still-mi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 12, 2021
Cancer
New research reported in the February issue of the journal Toxicological Sciences suggests that brominated flame re
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research from Michigan State University advocates for soil management as a climate mitigation strategy for farmers.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
Some of the most interesting—and possibly strangest—scientific discoveries happen by accident. According to
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
Many issues plague the iconic orcas of the Pacific Northwest United States, including declining salmon populations.
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 09, 2021
Microbiology
Assistance dogs are vital to many people who need them to perform daily tasks, but are sometimes denied entry to places
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
With the use of medicinal marijuana booming, estimated at almost 4.5 million patients in 2020, it’s time to talk a
...
Written By:
Veriheal He
MAR 07, 2021
Plants & Animals
Terroir is a term usually associated with wine; it describes the environmental characteristics like climate and soil tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Food isn't only appealing because it tastes good. Appearance and texture are important too. When food gets mushy or sogg
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch