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Plant Sciences
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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MAY 28, 2019Plants & Animals
Fruit flies are rather annoying little things, not only because they make little buzzing noises and tickle you when they ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 27, 2019Plants & Animals
Most vertebrates in the animal kingdom sport tails of some sort. Birds and fish use their tails as steering mechanisms t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 26, 2019Plants & Animals
Animal caretakers at the New England Aquarium were in for quite the surprise this past Winter after discovering that an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 24, 2019Cancer
Have you ever seen a lamprey up close? If you haven’t, you should probably count your blessings, because these fis ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Whether you are a ‘dog person’ or a ‘cat person’ has been thought to be personal choice. However ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have recently discovered that aging in nematodes may be partially controlled and can be therapeutically reve ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Every year, the world consumes around 182 million tons of tomatoes. Yet, thanks to years of genetic editing and crossbre ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 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 23, 2019Plants & Animals
Millions of Americans partake in the ‘Groundhog Day’ tradition, but should groundhogs really be anything to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2019Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2019Plants & Animals
In what would appear to be an exceedingly-controversial decision, Botswana’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Reso ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 20, 2019Health & Medicine
Rabies is an infamous virus known for invoking rabid behavior in mammals. It’s most commonly spread through saliva ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 20, 2019Plants & Animals
Bonobos have been at the forefront of scientific research for ages, and as it would seem, for an excellent reason. Every ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
Antarctica is suffering from numerous changes due to global climate change, and scientists are unwavering in their work ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 19, 2019Plants & Animals
Titi monkeys are social animals, and so it should come as no surprise to anyone that they enjoy communicating with one a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
New research has indicated that modern humans diverged from Neanderthals much earlier than previously thought.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2019Plants & Animals
Butterflies are some of nature’s most distinguishable pollinators, but like most other insects in this classificat ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 15, 2019Earth & The Environment
Humans have set another historical record, but it’s not good news. Last Sunday, May 12, scientists from Scripps In ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 14, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Chinese Skullcap is native to China and a member of the mint family. It's also recognized for a variety of medicinal pro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2019Plants & Animals
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes many of the world's sea turtles as being endang ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 14, 2019Microbiology
Iowa officials have confirmed multiple cases of canine brucellosis, which can be transmitted to humans from dogs.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2019Cannabis Sciences
With increases in marijuana production, a particular problem has begun to emerge: mold. Cannabis is actually very suscep ...Written By: Amy LoriauxMAY 12, 2019Plants & Animals
The kakapo parrot (Strigops habroptilus), recognized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as a c ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAY 28, 2019
Plants & Animals
Fruit flies are rather annoying little things, not only because they make little buzzing noises and tickle you when they
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 27, 2019
Plants & Animals
Most vertebrates in the animal kingdom sport tails of some sort. Birds and fish use their tails as steering mechanisms t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 26, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal caretakers at the New England Aquarium were in for quite the surprise this past Winter after discovering that an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2019
Cancer
Have you ever seen a lamprey up close? If you haven’t, you should probably count your blessings, because these fis
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Whether you are a ‘dog person’ or a ‘cat person’ has been thought to be personal choice. However
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have recently discovered that aging in nematodes may be partially controlled and can be therapeutically reve
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Every year, the world consumes around 182 million tons of tomatoes. Yet, thanks to years of genetic editing and crossbre
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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 23, 2019
Plants & Animals
Millions of Americans partake in the ‘Groundhog Day’ tradition, but should groundhogs really be anything to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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
MAY 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
In what would appear to be an exceedingly-controversial decision, Botswana’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Reso
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
Rabies is an infamous virus known for invoking rabid behavior in mammals. It’s most commonly spread through saliva
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 20, 2019
Plants & Animals
Bonobos have been at the forefront of scientific research for ages, and as it would seem, for an excellent reason. Every
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Antarctica is suffering from numerous changes due to global climate change, and scientists are unwavering in their work
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 19, 2019
Plants & Animals
Titi monkeys are social animals, and so it should come as no surprise to anyone that they enjoy communicating with one a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
New research has indicated that modern humans diverged from Neanderthals much earlier than previously thought.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
Butterflies are some of nature’s most distinguishable pollinators, but like most other insects in this classificat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Humans have set another historical record, but it’s not good news. Last Sunday, May 12, scientists from Scripps In
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chinese Skullcap is native to China and a member of the mint family. It's also recognized for a variety of medicinal pro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2019
Plants & Animals
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes many of the world's sea turtles as being endang
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 14, 2019
Microbiology
Iowa officials have confirmed multiple cases of canine brucellosis, which can be transmitted to humans from dogs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
With increases in marijuana production, a particular problem has begun to emerge: mold. Cannabis is actually very suscep
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAY 12, 2019
Plants & Animals
The kakapo parrot (Strigops habroptilus), recognized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as a c
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard