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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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JAN 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at MIT and Arizona State University created a program that enables users to transform a drawing into a DNA st ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the Florida Museum of National History have banded together to urge other scientists to take advantage o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 02, 2019Plants & Animals
You’ve undoubtedly heard the old saying, “don’t let the bed bugs bite,” and it&rsq ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 02, 2019Plants & Animals
Hummingbirds are seemingly peaceful creatures; with their long, flexible bills, they’re continuously sipping necta ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 01, 2019Plants & Animals
Indonesia’s Javan Rhino is one of the most elusive rhino species in the world. With just 63-67 of the animals stil ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 31, 2018Plants & Animals
The tsunami that devastated Indonesia earlier this month did unbelievable amounts of damage to local families and commun ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 31, 2018Plants & Animals
The Madagascar pochard is a duck species so elusive that conservationists once thought it was extinct. But in 2006, a te ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 29, 2018Earth & The Environment
Coal ash contamination is a public health threat across the United States. Coal ash refers to the toxic remains of coal ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 29, 2018Microbiology
There are microscopic organisms called archaea living in some of Earth's most intense environments.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2018Plants & Animals
If you pay close attention to your dog’s barking and body language, you’ll begin to recognize specific patte ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 27, 2018Plants & Animals
In a sad turn of events this week, a baby female Asian elephant calf from Ohio’s Columbus Zoo and Aquarium passed ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 26, 2018Plants & Animals
Olfaction, or more colloquially known as the sense of smell, is essential for coho salmon. The fish depend on their nose ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 24, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
There's nothing particularly striking about planarians on first glance, but they can regrow their whole body from a bit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2018Plants & Animals
There exist a bevy of ways that an animal species can be driven to evolve, but one of the more controversial methods of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 24, 2018Plants & Animals
Willow tits and other similarly small birds may have a lot to gain from finding and joining a flock early in life. A pap ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Red wolves were thought to be extinct in the wild and were listed as such in 1980. Researchers have now found red wolf D ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2018Plants & Animals
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Houses and storefronts are all decorated with Christmas trees, sparkling li ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorDEC 20, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Various drugs have various stereotypes. Cocaine is linked with highly-paid, white-collar workers while crack is linked t ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Genetic research has moved beyond the single mutation that causes a disease. Scientists want to know more about traits t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Depending on where you’re from, you may speak the same language as someone else, but with a slight accent or diale ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 19, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Marijuana has received a lot of attention for its medicinal and recreational purposes. But we should be mindful of theWritten By: Amy LoriauxDEC 18, 2018Plants & Animals
Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources drops thousands of fish into mountain lakes from airplanes every single year ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 18, 2018Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that dolphins are some of the ocean’s most intelligent creatures, and perhaps unsurprisingly, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Some people have a green thumb, but that doesn't mean that plants enjoy feeling it.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at MIT and Arizona State University created a program that enables users to transform a drawing into a DNA st
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the Florida Museum of National History have banded together to urge other scientists to take advantage o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
You’ve undoubtedly heard the old saying, “don’t let the bed bugs bite,” and it&rsq
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
Hummingbirds are seemingly peaceful creatures; with their long, flexible bills, they’re continuously sipping necta
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
Indonesia’s Javan Rhino is one of the most elusive rhino species in the world. With just 63-67 of the animals stil
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 31, 2018
Plants & Animals
The tsunami that devastated Indonesia earlier this month did unbelievable amounts of damage to local families and commun
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 31, 2018
Plants & Animals
The Madagascar pochard is a duck species so elusive that conservationists once thought it was extinct. But in 2006, a te
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 29, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Coal ash contamination is a public health threat across the United States. Coal ash refers to the toxic remains of coal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 29, 2018
Microbiology
There are microscopic organisms called archaea living in some of Earth's most intense environments.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2018
Plants & Animals
If you pay close attention to your dog’s barking and body language, you’ll begin to recognize specific patte
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 27, 2018
Plants & Animals
In a sad turn of events this week, a baby female Asian elephant calf from Ohio’s Columbus Zoo and Aquarium passed
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
Olfaction, or more colloquially known as the sense of smell, is essential for coho salmon. The fish depend on their nose
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 24, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
There's nothing particularly striking about planarians on first glance, but they can regrow their whole body from a bit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2018
Plants & Animals
There exist a bevy of ways that an animal species can be driven to evolve, but one of the more controversial methods of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 24, 2018
Plants & Animals
Willow tits and other similarly small birds may have a lot to gain from finding and joining a flock early in life. A pap
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Red wolves were thought to be extinct in the wild and were listed as such in 1980. Researchers have now found red wolf D
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Houses and storefronts are all decorated with Christmas trees, sparkling li
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
DEC 20, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Various drugs have various stereotypes. Cocaine is linked with highly-paid, white-collar workers while crack is linked t
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic research has moved beyond the single mutation that causes a disease. Scientists want to know more about traits t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Depending on where you’re from, you may speak the same language as someone else, but with a slight accent or diale
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 19, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Marijuana has received a lot of attention for its medicinal and recreational purposes. But we should be mindful of the
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 18, 2018
Plants & Animals
Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources drops thousands of fish into mountain lakes from airplanes every single year
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 18, 2018
Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that dolphins are some of the ocean’s most intelligent creatures, and perhaps unsurprisingly,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Some people have a green thumb, but that doesn't mean that plants enjoy feeling it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch