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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 05, 2021Plants & Animals
The world's coral reefs face numerous threats, including climate change, pollution, and habitat loss. Since 2014, an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 05, 2021Plants & Animals
Researchers have determined that exceptional dogs only have to hear a new word four times before they learn it. While mo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2021Immunology
There’s bad news for pollen allergy sufferers: New research has shown that climate change is making hay fever seas ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 03, 2021Plants & Animals
Vocal communication is a primary key to survival for many species, including the Arctic Ocean's bearded seals. Accor ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Retroviruses can infect cells and insert themselves into the genetic code of their host. Sometime in the past 50,000 yea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2021Plants & Animals
Fish may seem to just swim around without much thought or character. But new research reported in Ecology and Evolution ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2021Plants & Animals
In addition to the millions of humans who suffered through Texas' historic freeze last week, local wildlife also exp ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 23, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Plant roots can drill down into the soil, new work has shown. While it happens too slowly for us to see, time-lapse phot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Does your dog like watching TV with you? Chances are probably not, because dogs’ eyes see light much faster than h ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 19, 2021Earth & The Environment
Why are some areas of the world more biodiverse than others? In an effort to understand what factors contribute to the u ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 19, 2021Plants & Animals
Although not entirely accurate, romantic sentiments such as "you're my lobster" or "you're my pen ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 19, 2021Microbiology
Chemicals that are designed to kill weeds, known as herbicides, can apparently raise the levels of antibiotic resistant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2021Plants & Animals
In a discovery touted as a "fortunate accident," scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) stumbled u ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 17, 2021Space & Astronomy
The Chicxulub impactor is thought to have crashed into Earth around 66 million years ago near the Mexican coast. The cra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2021Earth & The Environment
It comes as no surprise that scientists are interested in decoding the enigma of carbon cycling in the oceans- after all ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 15, 2021Plants & Animals
Tests of pigs' intellect reveal a surprising level of intelligence.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2021Plants & Animals
Say “hello!” to the nano-chameleon, a top contender for the world’s smallest reptile. According to the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The venom of some spitting snakes has evolved to cause more pain to mammals, a defense mechanism likely meant to fend of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
Many ocean species use sound to communicate and survive. Sound is a crucial communication method since vision is limited ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 09, 2021Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) might be the most famous carnivorous plant; it can entice prey to land on its leaf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
With good food and exercise, many dogs can live a long and healthy life. But some suffer from chronic conditions that ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Animals grow from what looks like a clump of cells, but those cells organize into specific patterns, laying the right fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Current pharmacotherapies for disruptive behaviors among those with autism are relatively ineffective. Now though, resea ...Written By: Annie Lennon
MAR 05, 2021
Plants & Animals
The world's coral reefs face numerous threats, including climate change, pollution, and habitat loss. Since 2014, an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 05, 2021
Plants & Animals
Researchers have determined that exceptional dogs only have to hear a new word four times before they learn it. While mo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2021
Immunology
There’s bad news for pollen allergy sufferers: New research has shown that climate change is making hay fever seas
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 03, 2021
Plants & Animals
Vocal communication is a primary key to survival for many species, including the Arctic Ocean's bearded seals. Accor
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Retroviruses can infect cells and insert themselves into the genetic code of their host. Sometime in the past 50,000 yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2021
Plants & Animals
Fish may seem to just swim around without much thought or character. But new research reported in Ecology and Evolution
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2021
Plants & Animals
In addition to the millions of humans who suffered through Texas' historic freeze last week, local wildlife also exp
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 23, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Plant roots can drill down into the soil, new work has shown. While it happens too slowly for us to see, time-lapse phot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Does your dog like watching TV with you? Chances are probably not, because dogs’ eyes see light much faster than h
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 19, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Why are some areas of the world more biodiverse than others? In an effort to understand what factors contribute to the u
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 19, 2021
Plants & Animals
Although not entirely accurate, romantic sentiments such as "you're my lobster" or "you're my pen
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 19, 2021
Microbiology
Chemicals that are designed to kill weeds, known as herbicides, can apparently raise the levels of antibiotic resistant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
In a discovery touted as a "fortunate accident," scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) stumbled u
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 17, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The Chicxulub impactor is thought to have crashed into Earth around 66 million years ago near the Mexican coast. The cra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
It comes as no surprise that scientists are interested in decoding the enigma of carbon cycling in the oceans- after all
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 15, 2021
Plants & Animals
Tests of pigs' intellect reveal a surprising level of intelligence.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
Say “hello!” to the nano-chameleon, a top contender for the world’s smallest reptile. According to the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The venom of some spitting snakes has evolved to cause more pain to mammals, a defense mechanism likely meant to fend of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Many ocean species use sound to communicate and survive. Sound is a crucial communication method since vision is limited
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) might be the most famous carnivorous plant; it can entice prey to land on its leaf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
With good food and exercise, many dogs can live a long and healthy life. But some suffer from chronic conditions that ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Animals grow from what looks like a clump of cells, but those cells organize into specific patterns, laying the right fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Current pharmacotherapies for disruptive behaviors among those with autism are relatively ineffective. Now though, resea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon