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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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JAN 02, 2018Plants & Animals
Scientists fear the worst for Jamaican habitats as an invasive tree species called Pittosporum undulatum (more colloquia ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 02, 2018Technology
CSP plants can get a 20 percent efficiency boost from an innovative 3D printed design based on fractals.Written By: Julia TraversJAN 02, 2018Microbiology
Three domains of living things, archaea, bacteria, and eukarya, are organized by shared characteristics fundamental to l ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 01, 2018Earth & The Environment
Everyone loves a good Caribbean getaway, especially with the cold-streak that some of us up North are having. But how mu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 01, 2018Plants & Animals
Salmon do a lot of migrating in their lives, but sometimes the older fish die once they’ve returned home. While it ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
Here’s something you may not have known that the new tax bill is hiding: drilling in the artic. Now, no matter you ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 31, 2017Cannabis Sciences
A light-hearted message on this first day of the new year.Written By: Loren DeVitoDEC 30, 2017Videos
Clouds are made of ice crystals or droplets, and it may surprise you to know that they also contain microorganisms. As c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Some of the worst wildlife diseases have been fungal. Now scientists have found that a fungus is impacting snakes.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2017Technology
MIT engineers alter watercress plants to give off several hours of low-level light.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 28, 2017Plants & Animals
As beautiful as the snowy owl is, animal experts still very little about it. On the other hand, their extensive headcoun ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Fish of all types depend on coral reefs for survival. Not only do coral reefs provide shelter and a place to hide from p ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 27, 2017Neuroscience
Just like achy joints, thinning hair and a few wrinkles, it's almost a given that as we age, some problems with memo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 26, 2017Plants & Animals
A whole host of animals around the globe face the very real threat of imminent extinction, and one of those just happens ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 26, 2017Videos
It's not uncommon for people to have a tough time in the bathroom. While the majority of people average from one to thre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2017Health & Medicine
A hot cup of tea can be a welcome break during the day, but recent research suggests it might be more than that. A study ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 25, 2017Earth & The Environment
Air pollution regulation has been a relative success story within the US, with major cities like LA having seen huge imp ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 25, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have been working to try to understand how microorganisms and small animals in soil affect the release of ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2017Plants & Animals
The Atlantic Humpback Dolphin (Sousa teuszii) lives around the Western coastline of Africa, but scientists now fear that ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 24, 2017Cardiology
Instead of just adding more plant proteins to the diet, researchers suggest trading animal proteins for plant proteins. ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 22, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish don't seem to have a lot in common with people, but they make an excellent research model.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2017Videos
If you look at the world around you now - at the plants, animals, and the people around you, it's easy to take for grant ...DEC 21, 2017Cancer
Famous for its distinctive resemblance to a mini brain, the walnut is not only tasty, but also packs a punch in health b ...DEC 20, 2017Plants & Animals
With each passing day, researchers seem to discover previously-unknown animal species. Some of those still exist today, ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 02, 2018
Plants & Animals
Scientists fear the worst for Jamaican habitats as an invasive tree species called Pittosporum undulatum (more colloquia
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 02, 2018
Technology
CSP plants can get a 20 percent efficiency boost from an innovative 3D printed design based on fractals.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 02, 2018
Microbiology
Three domains of living things, archaea, bacteria, and eukarya, are organized by shared characteristics fundamental to l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 01, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Everyone loves a good Caribbean getaway, especially with the cold-streak that some of us up North are having. But how mu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 01, 2018
Plants & Animals
Salmon do a lot of migrating in their lives, but sometimes the older fish die once they’ve returned home. While it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Here’s something you may not have known that the new tax bill is hiding: drilling in the artic. Now, no matter you
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 31, 2017
Cannabis Sciences
A light-hearted message on this first day of the new year.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
DEC 30, 2017
Videos
Clouds are made of ice crystals or droplets, and it may surprise you to know that they also contain microorganisms. As c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Some of the worst wildlife diseases have been fungal. Now scientists have found that a fungus is impacting snakes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2017
Technology
MIT engineers alter watercress plants to give off several hours of low-level light.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
As beautiful as the snowy owl is, animal experts still very little about it. On the other hand, their extensive headcoun
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Fish of all types depend on coral reefs for survival. Not only do coral reefs provide shelter and a place to hide from p
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 27, 2017
Neuroscience
Just like achy joints, thinning hair and a few wrinkles, it's almost a given that as we age, some problems with memo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
A whole host of animals around the globe face the very real threat of imminent extinction, and one of those just happens
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 26, 2017
Videos
It's not uncommon for people to have a tough time in the bathroom. While the majority of people average from one to thre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2017
Health & Medicine
A hot cup of tea can be a welcome break during the day, but recent research suggests it might be more than that. A study
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 25, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Air pollution regulation has been a relative success story within the US, with major cities like LA having seen huge imp
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 25, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have been working to try to understand how microorganisms and small animals in soil affect the release of ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2017
Plants & Animals
The Atlantic Humpback Dolphin (Sousa teuszii) lives around the Western coastline of Africa, but scientists now fear that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 24, 2017
Cardiology
Instead of just adding more plant proteins to the diet, researchers suggest trading animal proteins for plant proteins.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 22, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish don't seem to have a lot in common with people, but they make an excellent research model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2017
Videos
If you look at the world around you now - at the plants, animals, and the people around you, it's easy to take for grant
...
DEC 21, 2017
Cancer
Famous for its distinctive resemblance to a mini brain, the walnut is not only tasty, but also packs a punch in health b
...
DEC 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
With each passing day, researchers seem to discover previously-unknown animal species. Some of those still exist today,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard