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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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AUG 23, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Parts of our world already have to deal with periods of drought, and it may only get worse.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2018Plants & Animals
Parrots are some of the most popular pets for bird lovers, and while their intelligence is widely-recognized, that hasn& ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 22, 2018Earth & The Environment
The Trump Administration has proposed to replace the nation’s Clean Power Plan, initiated under the Obama administ ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 21, 2018Plants & Animals
People first started breeding animals about 10,000 years ago, and it’s safe to say that many bred animals have cha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 21, 2018Plants & Animals
Concerned animal conservationists have taken the stage to warn about some somewhat unsettling news in the marine mammal ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 21, 2018Chemistry & Physics
The next big thing in the nuclear industry is "small" – the small modular reactor (SMR) that is. Through ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 20, 2018Plants & Animals
At first glance, any burrows look just like tiny dirt mounds on the ground. But just beneath these inconspicuous little ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 20, 2018Plants & Animals
Researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory have been left stumped after perusing through several years’ w ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 16, 2018Earth & The Environment
New research from scientists at the University of California, Berkeley has set out to think more critically about an ide ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 15, 2018Plants & Animals
Bees and other vital pollinators have experienced significant population declines in the face of widespread pesticide us ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 15, 2018Neuroscience
There is much concern over the dwindling population of honey bees. They are needed for pollination and for ecosystems to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 14, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Drugs used for cancer treatments may now help plants fight diseases. A study conducted at Washington State University (W ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 14, 2018Plants & Animals
According to a recent research collaboration between the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the Royal Society for th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 14, 2018Earth & The Environment
Last Friday an unprecedented event took place in a courtroom in California. Dewayne Johnson was awarded $289 million in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 13, 2018Technology
Solar panels are one of the cleanest and most environmentally-friendly means of powering the stuff we use every day. Tha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 13, 2018Plants & Animals
Animal conservationists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently happened upon a distres ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 13, 2018Plants & Animals
Orcas are notorious for mourning their deceased loved ones by lugging the lifeless bodies around with them for extended ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 12, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want to ensure that technology is distributed equitably, to benefit everyone.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2018Videos
Genetically modified crops that use neonic pesticides can now be planted in wildlife refuges.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2018Videos
Did you know that cuttlefish can change color, texture, and shape? Did you know they contain a bone called the cuttlebon ...Written By: Amanda KahlAUG 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Organophosphates are especially dangerous to animals like whales, seals and dolphins.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 08, 2018Plants & Animals
Researchers have long recognized the oriental cuckoo as a brood parasite, meaning that it lays its eggs in other birds&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 08, 2018Videos
Get the lowdown on some basic concepts in genetics, and learn how the field got its start.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 08, 2018Videos
A geographical split in the cannabis population is the main factor is the taxonomic differences between Cannabis I ...Written By: Amanda Kahl
AUG 23, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Parts of our world already have to deal with periods of drought, and it may only get worse.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2018
Plants & Animals
Parrots are some of the most popular pets for bird lovers, and while their intelligence is widely-recognized, that hasn&
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 22, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The Trump Administration has proposed to replace the nation’s Clean Power Plan, initiated under the Obama administ
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 21, 2018
Plants & Animals
People first started breeding animals about 10,000 years ago, and it’s safe to say that many bred animals have cha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 21, 2018
Plants & Animals
Concerned animal conservationists have taken the stage to warn about some somewhat unsettling news in the marine mammal
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 21, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The next big thing in the nuclear industry is "small" – the small modular reactor (SMR) that is. Through
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
At first glance, any burrows look just like tiny dirt mounds on the ground. But just beneath these inconspicuous little
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
Researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory have been left stumped after perusing through several years’ w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 16, 2018
Earth & The Environment
New research from scientists at the University of California, Berkeley has set out to think more critically about an ide
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 15, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bees and other vital pollinators have experienced significant population declines in the face of widespread pesticide us
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 15, 2018
Neuroscience
There is much concern over the dwindling population of honey bees. They are needed for pollination and for ecosystems to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 14, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Drugs used for cancer treatments may now help plants fight diseases. A study conducted at Washington State University (W
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 14, 2018
Plants & Animals
According to a recent research collaboration between the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the Royal Society for th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 14, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Last Friday an unprecedented event took place in a courtroom in California. Dewayne Johnson was awarded $289 million in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 13, 2018
Technology
Solar panels are one of the cleanest and most environmentally-friendly means of powering the stuff we use every day. Tha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 13, 2018
Plants & Animals
Animal conservationists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently happened upon a distres
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 13, 2018
Plants & Animals
Orcas are notorious for mourning their deceased loved ones by lugging the lifeless bodies around with them for extended
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 12, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want to ensure that technology is distributed equitably, to benefit everyone.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2018
Videos
Genetically modified crops that use neonic pesticides can now be planted in wildlife refuges.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2018
Videos
Did you know that cuttlefish can change color, texture, and shape? Did you know they contain a bone called the cuttlebon
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
AUG 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Organophosphates are especially dangerous to animals like whales, seals and dolphins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2018
Plants & Animals
Researchers have long recognized the oriental cuckoo as a brood parasite, meaning that it lays its eggs in other birds&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 08, 2018
Videos
Get the lowdown on some basic concepts in genetics, and learn how the field got its start.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2018
Videos
A geographical split in the cannabis population is the main factor is the taxonomic differences between Cannabis I
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl