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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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MAR 05, 2018Plants & Animals
As an animal evolves, it can sometimes fork into two separate species. Also known as speciation, this phenomenon depends ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 04, 2018Earth & The Environment
You might think that we pretty much have all the penguin colonies in the world accounted for already. After all, most co ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 04, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study that looked at fossilized plant leaf waxes may provide new insight into historical climate patterns which we ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 28, 2018Plants & Animals
Tardigrades are some of the most durable life forms on the planet, so it shouldn’t come as any surprise that scien ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 28, 2018Genetics & Genomics
New research by scientists at the Institut Pasteur has indicated that cells that are not dividing can acquire a certain ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2018Plants & Animals
While humans communicate with one another using spoken words, many animals signal to one another with physical gestures. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 27, 2018Health & Medicine
Various research studies and clinical trials have found that there are some health benefits to having an occasional glas ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 26, 2018Plants & Animals
When you hear the term ‘marine animals,’ countless examples come to mind, including fish, seabirds, and whal ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 26, 2018Earth & The Environment
Flooding in Kalamazoo has driven some to the streets-turned-rivers, on jet skis. The video below, which was posted soon ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 26, 2018Plants & Animals
With their needle-ridden backs, hedgehogs are easily identifiable. Many consider them to be cute, while some even keep t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2018Earth & The Environment
In early January one of the largest oil spills in decades occurred in the East China Sea after an oil tanker and another ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 25, 2018Microbiology
The FDA has started look for microbial contamination in a processed avocado, guacamole, and a variety of fresh herbs.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
In a process called phagocytosis, a cell ingests another cell, and that is thought to be central to the development of c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2018Technology
Approximately 60 to 270 million sharks are killed by fishing activities annually.Written By: Julia TraversFEB 23, 2018Technology
Hedgehog Street is a UK-based charity that seeks to protect and increase the native population of the beloved hedgehog.Written By: Julia TraversFEB 23, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Study evaluating individual cannabis cultivars to determine distinguishable and reproduceable chemoprofiles using terpen ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 22, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Canadian Pivot Pharmaceuticals, a medical cannabis pharmaceutical company, has proposed the acquisition of Agro-Biotech, ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 21, 2018Plants & Animals
Boats and ships are convenient for traveling across large bodies of water, but a new study published in the journal Proc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 20, 2018Plants & Animals
You’ve already heard the stories about how sea ice loss impacts polar bears in the Arctic, but have you heard the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 20, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI accepted its first cohort of students for their new Medicinal Plant Chemis ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 20, 2018Videos
Cannabis is a very complex and versatile plant that has many different uses. Historically, it has been used for things l ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Recent genetic research concerning sixgill sharks from both Atlantic and Indo-Pacific waters has revealed that the two p ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 19, 2018Plants & Animals
A new paper published in the journal Current Biology underscores how Bornean orangutans appear to be in grave danger. Im ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Cuttlefish are extraordinary animals; they can transform in myriad ways. Scientists have learned more about the processe ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
As an animal evolves, it can sometimes fork into two separate species. Also known as speciation, this phenomenon depends
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
You might think that we pretty much have all the penguin colonies in the world accounted for already. After all, most co
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study that looked at fossilized plant leaf waxes may provide new insight into historical climate patterns which we
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 28, 2018
Plants & Animals
Tardigrades are some of the most durable life forms on the planet, so it shouldn’t come as any surprise that scien
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
New research by scientists at the Institut Pasteur has indicated that cells that are not dividing can acquire a certain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2018
Plants & Animals
While humans communicate with one another using spoken words, many animals signal to one another with physical gestures.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 27, 2018
Health & Medicine
Various research studies and clinical trials have found that there are some health benefits to having an occasional glas
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
When you hear the term ‘marine animals,’ countless examples come to mind, including fish, seabirds, and whal
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 26, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Flooding in Kalamazoo has driven some to the streets-turned-rivers, on jet skis. The video below, which was posted soon
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
With their needle-ridden backs, hedgehogs are easily identifiable. Many consider them to be cute, while some even keep t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2018
Earth & The Environment
In early January one of the largest oil spills in decades occurred in the East China Sea after an oil tanker and another
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 25, 2018
Microbiology
The FDA has started look for microbial contamination in a processed avocado, guacamole, and a variety of fresh herbs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a process called phagocytosis, a cell ingests another cell, and that is thought to be central to the development of c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2018
Technology
Approximately 60 to 270 million sharks are killed by fishing activities annually.
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 23, 2018
Technology
Hedgehog Street is a UK-based charity that seeks to protect and increase the native population of the beloved hedgehog.
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 23, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Study evaluating individual cannabis cultivars to determine distinguishable and reproduceable chemoprofiles using terpen
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
FEB 22, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Canadian Pivot Pharmaceuticals, a medical cannabis pharmaceutical company, has proposed the acquisition of Agro-Biotech,
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
FEB 21, 2018
Plants & Animals
Boats and ships are convenient for traveling across large bodies of water, but a new study published in the journal Proc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
You’ve already heard the stories about how sea ice loss impacts polar bears in the Arctic, but have you heard the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 20, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI accepted its first cohort of students for their new Medicinal Plant Chemis
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
FEB 20, 2018
Videos
Cannabis is a very complex and versatile plant that has many different uses. Historically, it has been used for things l
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
FEB 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Recent genetic research concerning sixgill sharks from both Atlantic and Indo-Pacific waters has revealed that the two p
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
A new paper published in the journal Current Biology underscores how Bornean orangutans appear to be in grave danger. Im
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cuttlefish are extraordinary animals; they can transform in myriad ways. Scientists have learned more about the processe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch