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Plant is a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site. They are multicellular organisms in the kingdom Plantae that use photosynthesis to make their own food. A plant is a living thing that grows in the earth and has a stem, leaves, and roots.
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SEP 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Endemic to Africa’s mid-elevation forest space is the Willard’s Sooty Boubou, a bird species that, up until ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 19, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified an important molecule that is critical to metabolism.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are using DNA testing to identify poaching hotspots, and criminal networks.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2018Plants & Animals
Bees and wasps share a lot in common; the clear majority of both sport the familiar black and yellow color scheme, retai ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2018Plants & Animals
If you’re a sea turtle, and a hurricane is headed right for your turf, what do you do? Scientists can loosely answ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2018Plants & Animals
Oceanic plastic pollution has developed into a significant issue in recent years. Not only does it dirty up our planet, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 16, 2018Plants & Animals
Dinosaur-themed Hollywood movies have hyped up Tyrannosaurus Rex, making it seem like the king of all dinosaurs. But rea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 15, 2018Videos
We have around three billion base pairs in our genome. There are some organisms with far more.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2018Microbiology
It seems that many microbes, including strains in the human gut that are potentially pathogenic, can generate electricit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2018Cannabis Sciences
It's known that marijuana makes people crave food in a phenomenon commonly called the munchies; until now, we didn't kno ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2018Plants & Animals
The Earth is home to a wide assortment of turtle species, but many populations continue to decline despite rigorous cons ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 12, 2018Health & Medicine
Not a week goes by that there isn’t a new superfood or some exotic fruit or spice that can curb your appetite, bur ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 11, 2018Plants & Animals
Those who observe nature for a living are bound to happen upon captivating discoveries. For a team of North American res ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 11, 2018Cannabis Sciences
They're known for helping to reduce the impact of cancer drug side effects, but it's possible that cannabinoids themselv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2018Videos
In southern European countries, the "Mediterranean Diet" is widespread and lauded as a healthy way to eat. It& ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Venomous snakes, especially rattlesnakes, sport a somewhat salty reputation for biting humans when threatened in their n ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 10, 2018Earth & The Environment
Atsuma, Japan was hit hard from an earthquake that struck the island of Hokkaido before dawn on Thursday of last week. T ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Animal poachers frequently target elephants because their ivory tusks can rake in a significant profit on the black mark ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 09, 2018Videos
Ninety dead elephants have been found in Botswana recently, most large bulls whose tusks have been removed. Botswana has ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 08, 2018Technology
According to a study published in PLOS Computational Biology, a fully autonomous bat-like terrestrial robot called &lsqu ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 06, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved the first oral cannabidiol solution called Epidiolex in June of 2018. Th ...Written By: Amanda KahlSEP 05, 2018Plants & Animals
Setting out bird feeders stocked with fresh seeds is a common practice among bird lovers and nature appreciators. But wo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 05, 2018Microbiology
Nitrogen runoff has been linked to lake health for many years; it was unclear, however, whether reducing nitrogen runoff ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2018Earth & The Environment
A warming climate will ultimately favor some species over others. One such species is a parasite called the liver fluke, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Endemic to Africa’s mid-elevation forest space is the Willard’s Sooty Boubou, a bird species that, up until
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified an important molecule that is critical to metabolism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are using DNA testing to identify poaching hotspots, and criminal networks.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bees and wasps share a lot in common; the clear majority of both sport the familiar black and yellow color scheme, retai
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2018
Plants & Animals
If you’re a sea turtle, and a hurricane is headed right for your turf, what do you do? Scientists can loosely answ
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2018
Plants & Animals
Oceanic plastic pollution has developed into a significant issue in recent years. Not only does it dirty up our planet,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 16, 2018
Plants & Animals
Dinosaur-themed Hollywood movies have hyped up Tyrannosaurus Rex, making it seem like the king of all dinosaurs. But rea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 15, 2018
Videos
We have around three billion base pairs in our genome. There are some organisms with far more.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2018
Microbiology
It seems that many microbes, including strains in the human gut that are potentially pathogenic, can generate electricit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
It's known that marijuana makes people crave food in a phenomenon commonly called the munchies; until now, we didn't kno
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
The Earth is home to a wide assortment of turtle species, but many populations continue to decline despite rigorous cons
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 12, 2018
Health & Medicine
Not a week goes by that there isn’t a new superfood or some exotic fruit or spice that can curb your appetite, bur
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 11, 2018
Plants & Animals
Those who observe nature for a living are bound to happen upon captivating discoveries. For a team of North American res
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 11, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
They're known for helping to reduce the impact of cancer drug side effects, but it's possible that cannabinoids themselv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2018
Videos
In southern European countries, the "Mediterranean Diet" is widespread and lauded as a healthy way to eat. It&
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Venomous snakes, especially rattlesnakes, sport a somewhat salty reputation for biting humans when threatened in their n
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 10, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Atsuma, Japan was hit hard from an earthquake that struck the island of Hokkaido before dawn on Thursday of last week. T
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Animal poachers frequently target elephants because their ivory tusks can rake in a significant profit on the black mark
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 09, 2018
Videos
Ninety dead elephants have been found in Botswana recently, most large bulls whose tusks have been removed. Botswana has
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 08, 2018
Technology
According to a study published in PLOS Computational Biology, a fully autonomous bat-like terrestrial robot called &lsqu
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 06, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved the first oral cannabidiol solution called Epidiolex in June of 2018. Th
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
SEP 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Setting out bird feeders stocked with fresh seeds is a common practice among bird lovers and nature appreciators. But wo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 05, 2018
Microbiology
Nitrogen runoff has been linked to lake health for many years; it was unclear, however, whether reducing nitrogen runoff
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A warming climate will ultimately favor some species over others. One such species is a parasite called the liver fluke,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan