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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 11, 2017Plants & Animals
Because the world around us has existed much longer than we have, it’s not uncommon for scientists to come across ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 10, 2017Plants & Animals
Nearing the end of February, a beloved hippopotamus from the National Zoo of El Salvador who went by the name of Gustavi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 10, 2017Earth & The Environment
Scientific Reports has published a study from a team of researchers from Michigan Technological University that outlined ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 09, 2017Plants & Animals
The next time you wonder about how humans came to be in this world, you might want to give seaweed a big thank you. Imag ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 08, 2017Microbiology
Neanderthals are our closest extinct relative, and through their DNA scientists have gained new insight into their die, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2017Chemistry & Physics
LA JOLLA, CA – March 8, 2017 – Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a versatile mo ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)MAR 08, 2017Plants & Animals
While it’s typical of illegal hunters to find their victims in the wild, four-year-old white Rhino named Vince fro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 08, 2017Immunology
Before their eggs even hatch, fruit flies are protective over their offspring. After discovering a another protective be ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 08, 2017Microbiology
There’s more news on the gut microbiome - researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that Park ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 07, 2017Microbiology
New work published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology suggests that bacteria present at very small levels in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2017Videos
On Earth, we can use the DNA from plants and animals to make a family tree, which allows us to see what's related and wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 07, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study conducted by scientists at Stanford University and Columbia University was published yesterday in the journa ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 07, 2017Plants & Animals
Found in a myriad of public locations are man-made fountains or pools that people often toss coins into for good fortune ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 06, 2017Plants & Animals
Threesomes may be derived from nothing more than sexual pleasure for the human species, but for some other species on th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 06, 2017Space & Astronomy
The International Space Station has been a busy place for astronauts these last couple of weeks. It was visited by more ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 05, 2017Videos
Reef restoration is a hot topic as ocean acidification from industrial pollution is bleaching and killing corals at a di ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 05, 2017Plants & Animals
When it comes to the animal kingdom, most mammals you see in the wild are a color that matches their surrounding environ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 03, 2017Plants & Animals
Southern Australia’s devastating heat wave, which peaked well over 110º Fahrenheit in mid-February, has repor ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 03, 2017Plants & Animals
It would seem that dolphins are making quite an impressive leap in population numbers just off of the coast of Scotland. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 02, 2017Plants & Animals
Animals aren’t as dim-witted as some people think, and there is growing evidence that a variety of animal species ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 01, 2017Videos
It has been known for a long time that the Earth's oceans contain traces of uranium, a radioactive substance often used ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 01, 2017Plants & Animals
When it comes to the world of chickens, some breeds are more readily available than others, and this tends to be a probl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 01, 2017Microbiology
Wolbachia is an intracellular bacterium that infects many insects. In doing so, it actually alters how insects reproduce ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 28, 2017Videos
Unlike animals and humans, plants are literally rooted to the ground. This means that they have fewer options of defendi ...
MAR 11, 2017
Plants & Animals
Because the world around us has existed much longer than we have, it’s not uncommon for scientists to come across
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 10, 2017
Plants & Animals
Nearing the end of February, a beloved hippopotamus from the National Zoo of El Salvador who went by the name of Gustavi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Scientific Reports has published a study from a team of researchers from Michigan Technological University that outlined
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 09, 2017
Plants & Animals
The next time you wonder about how humans came to be in this world, you might want to give seaweed a big thank you. Imag
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 08, 2017
Microbiology
Neanderthals are our closest extinct relative, and through their DNA scientists have gained new insight into their die,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
LA JOLLA, CA – March 8, 2017 – Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a versatile mo
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAR 08, 2017
Plants & Animals
While it’s typical of illegal hunters to find their victims in the wild, four-year-old white Rhino named Vince fro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 08, 2017
Immunology
Before their eggs even hatch, fruit flies are protective over their offspring. After discovering a another protective be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 08, 2017
Microbiology
There’s more news on the gut microbiome - researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that Park
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 07, 2017
Microbiology
New work published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology suggests that bacteria present at very small levels in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2017
Videos
On Earth, we can use the DNA from plants and animals to make a family tree, which allows us to see what's related and wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 07, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study conducted by scientists at Stanford University and Columbia University was published yesterday in the journa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
Found in a myriad of public locations are man-made fountains or pools that people often toss coins into for good fortune
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 06, 2017
Plants & Animals
Threesomes may be derived from nothing more than sexual pleasure for the human species, but for some other species on th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 06, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The International Space Station has been a busy place for astronauts these last couple of weeks. It was visited by more
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 05, 2017
Videos
Reef restoration is a hot topic as ocean acidification from industrial pollution is bleaching and killing corals at a di
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 05, 2017
Plants & Animals
When it comes to the animal kingdom, most mammals you see in the wild are a color that matches their surrounding environ
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2017
Plants & Animals
Southern Australia’s devastating heat wave, which peaked well over 110º Fahrenheit in mid-February, has repor
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2017
Plants & Animals
It would seem that dolphins are making quite an impressive leap in population numbers just off of the coast of Scotland.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 02, 2017
Plants & Animals
Animals aren’t as dim-witted as some people think, and there is growing evidence that a variety of animal species
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 01, 2017
Videos
It has been known for a long time that the Earth's oceans contain traces of uranium, a radioactive substance often used
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
When it comes to the world of chickens, some breeds are more readily available than others, and this tends to be a probl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 01, 2017
Microbiology
Wolbachia is an intracellular bacterium that infects many insects. In doing so, it actually alters how insects reproduce
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 28, 2017
Videos
Unlike animals and humans, plants are literally rooted to the ground. This means that they have fewer options of defendi
...