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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 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
An oligosaccharide is a small polymer that typically has three to ten individual sugar molecules. Most naturally occurri ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 06, 2017Earth & The Environment
A forest reserve in Malaysia offers the perfect example of how biodiversity can thrive even in the smallest of territori ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 06, 2017Plants & Animals
Researchers have been looking for answers as to why some of the ocean’s largest whales beach themselves on Earth&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 05, 2017Plants & Animals
Scientists have long thought that insects with compound eye systems couldn’t see the world as clearly as animals s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 05, 2017Plants & Animals
If you were to seek a list of some of the world’s most poisonous animal species, you’d be hard-pressed not t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 04, 2017Plants & Animals
While there’s scientific evidence highlighting how male birds in monogamous mating systems attract female mates by ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 04, 2017Earth & The Environment
The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey has been perhaps even scarier for residents than the flooding itself: petrochemical pl ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 03, 2017Microbiology
I always jump at the chance to learn about a new microbe, and I’ve got a soft spot for protists - you know, the li ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 01, 2017Videos
In this video from the Crick Institute, you can hear more about how the sun impacts the genetic material in our bodies - ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2017Plants & Animals
The Los Angeles Zoo is proud to welcome two new Francois’ langur monkeys to their animal lineup. They were born ea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 01, 2017Earth & The Environment
In a new study published on Aug. 16 in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, a team of scientists relay the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
How much can 1 degree really hurt? A new study published in Current Biology has just answered that question, and the res ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 31, 2017Plants & Animals
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced on Friday the discovery of at least 381 new species throughout the Amazon rainfo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
On August 13, Ecuadorian authorities succeeded in interrupting the biggest heist known to the treasured Galapagos Island ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 30, 2017Plants & Animals
As if Texans didn’t have enough to worry about amid the constant bombardment of water and flooding from Hurricane ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 29, 2017Plants & Animals
Birds can take incredibly long trips when foraging or migrating, but the hidden mechanisms behind how they find their wa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 29, 2017Videos
Unlike animals and humans, plants are literally rooted to the ground. This means that they have fewer options of defendi ...AUG 29, 2017Cardiology
Heart disease is one of those health problems that stems from a complicated mixture of factors. Preventing heart disease ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats have been traveling with people for thousands of years, carried by mariners, farmers and Vikings.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2017Plants & Animals
Whenever horrendous flooding sweeps through an area, locals often spot massive brown blobs floating atop the flood and f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 28, 2017Plants & Animals
Facial recognition is just one way that people differentiate one person from another, but it's not unique to humans; ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 27, 2017Microbiology
With all the talk of the human microbiome, it’s worth pointing out that other organisms- even teeny tiny ones - ha ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 27, 2017Plants & Animals
A new species of frog discovered throughout the Western Ghats mountain range in India looks unlike any other frog you&rs ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 25, 2017Plants & Animals
It’s typical for alike animals to befriend one another, but an even rarer occurrence is when two unlike animals do ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
SEP 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
An oligosaccharide is a small polymer that typically has three to ten individual sugar molecules. Most naturally occurri
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 06, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A forest reserve in Malaysia offers the perfect example of how biodiversity can thrive even in the smallest of territori
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 06, 2017
Plants & Animals
Researchers have been looking for answers as to why some of the ocean’s largest whales beach themselves on Earth&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 05, 2017
Plants & Animals
Scientists have long thought that insects with compound eye systems couldn’t see the world as clearly as animals s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 05, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you were to seek a list of some of the world’s most poisonous animal species, you’d be hard-pressed not t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 04, 2017
Plants & Animals
While there’s scientific evidence highlighting how male birds in monogamous mating systems attract female mates by
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 04, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey has been perhaps even scarier for residents than the flooding itself: petrochemical pl
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 03, 2017
Microbiology
I always jump at the chance to learn about a new microbe, and I’ve got a soft spot for protists - you know, the li
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 01, 2017
Videos
In this video from the Crick Institute, you can hear more about how the sun impacts the genetic material in our bodies -
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
The Los Angeles Zoo is proud to welcome two new Francois’ langur monkeys to their animal lineup. They were born ea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 01, 2017
Earth & The Environment
In a new study published on Aug. 16 in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, a team of scientists relay the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
How much can 1 degree really hurt? A new study published in Current Biology has just answered that question, and the res
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 31, 2017
Plants & Animals
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced on Friday the discovery of at least 381 new species throughout the Amazon rainfo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
On August 13, Ecuadorian authorities succeeded in interrupting the biggest heist known to the treasured Galapagos Island
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 30, 2017
Plants & Animals
As if Texans didn’t have enough to worry about amid the constant bombardment of water and flooding from Hurricane
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 29, 2017
Plants & Animals
Birds can take incredibly long trips when foraging or migrating, but the hidden mechanisms behind how they find their wa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 29, 2017
Videos
Unlike animals and humans, plants are literally rooted to the ground. This means that they have fewer options of defendi
...
AUG 29, 2017
Cardiology
Heart disease is one of those health problems that stems from a complicated mixture of factors. Preventing heart disease
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats have been traveling with people for thousands of years, carried by mariners, farmers and Vikings.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2017
Plants & Animals
Whenever horrendous flooding sweeps through an area, locals often spot massive brown blobs floating atop the flood and f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
Facial recognition is just one way that people differentiate one person from another, but it's not unique to humans;
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 27, 2017
Microbiology
With all the talk of the human microbiome, it’s worth pointing out that other organisms- even teeny tiny ones - ha
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
A new species of frog discovered throughout the Western Ghats mountain range in India looks unlike any other frog you&rs
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 25, 2017
Plants & Animals
It’s typical for alike animals to befriend one another, but an even rarer occurrence is when two unlike animals do
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard