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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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FEB 28, 2017Plants & Animals
Turtles are known for their protective shells, and one of the important features of that shell is the ability of the cre ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 28, 2017Earth & The Environment
Cities around the United States, Iceland, and Australia have been experiencing hot flashes this February - except we&rsq ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Elephants are among the many species of animals in the world that are facing a slippery slope of population declines due ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 26, 2017Plants & Animals
It would seem that a deadly virus dubbed ‘Peste des Petits Ruminants’ (PPR) is wreaking havoc on a populatio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Japanese scientists have confirmed the diagnosis of Down syndrome in a 24-year-old female chimp named Kanako. This marks ...FEB 25, 2017Plants & Animals
The diverse set of animals in the wild often have to compete for their right to snag a bite to eat, and things are no di ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 24, 2017Plants & Animals
The world’s oldest-known aquarium fish, an 84+ year-old Australia lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) who went by the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 24, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Ecolgy Letters by a team of researchers from the University of Stirling shows that forests arou ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 23, 2017Videos
Regardless of whether you have a cat, you've probably heard of the potent power of catnip. One sniff of this stuff is kn ...FEB 23, 2017Plants & Animals
Over the Thanksgiving weekend of 2016, hundreds of endangered salamanders reportedly went missing from the San Marcos Aq ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 23, 2017Earth & The Environment
The US Air Force is trying to get permission to use an area off of the north of Kauai, Hawaii as a test spot to drop 100 ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 22, 2017Plants & Animals
It was just at the end of last year that Alaskan photographers came across the discovery of two moose that were frozen i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 22, 2017Microbiology
As if Komodo dragons weren’t cool enough, a new study reports that these guys have antimicrobial proteins in their ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding more about an organism's ability to regenerate could help us develop therapeutics for serious injury o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2017Plants & Animals
Among the many things that could be considered a nightmare in the realm of health and hygiene, perhaps having a live coc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 21, 2017Videos
Climate change is often such a big issue that it becomes overwhelming to think about what you as an individual person ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A new molecule has been found and it could help in the development of new antibiotics – a major priority for publi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2017Plants & Animals
Dolphins and whales are some of the most majestic animals of the sea, but for whatever reason, so many seem to beach the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 20, 2017Videos
Sure it's winter, and the slushy snow and bitter cold doesn't make the best environment for biking to and from work or t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 19, 2017Plants & Animals
Researchers have recently stumbled across a particular species of elusive frog in the wild for the first time in well ov ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 19, 2017Videos
Seagrasses grow in many parts of the world in salty waters. They are not a type of seaweed but flowering plants; there a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2017Plants & Animals
There are a lot of animals around the world that often illegally hunted and then parts of their bodies are preserved and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2017Plants & Animals
The problem with ocean pollution doesn’t just make the oceans look trashy, but it can also have adverse side effec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2017Earth & The Environment
The recent announcement from Salt River Project that the Navajo Generating Station coal-fired power plant near Page, AZ ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
Turtles are known for their protective shells, and one of the important features of that shell is the ability of the cre
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Cities around the United States, Iceland, and Australia have been experiencing hot flashes this February - except we&rsq
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Elephants are among the many species of animals in the world that are facing a slippery slope of population declines due
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
It would seem that a deadly virus dubbed ‘Peste des Petits Ruminants’ (PPR) is wreaking havoc on a populatio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Japanese scientists have confirmed the diagnosis of Down syndrome in a 24-year-old female chimp named Kanako. This marks
...
FEB 25, 2017
Plants & Animals
The diverse set of animals in the wild often have to compete for their right to snag a bite to eat, and things are no di
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
The world’s oldest-known aquarium fish, an 84+ year-old Australia lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) who went by the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 24, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Ecolgy Letters by a team of researchers from the University of Stirling shows that forests arou
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 23, 2017
Videos
Regardless of whether you have a cat, you've probably heard of the potent power of catnip. One sniff of this stuff is kn
...
FEB 23, 2017
Plants & Animals
Over the Thanksgiving weekend of 2016, hundreds of endangered salamanders reportedly went missing from the San Marcos Aq
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 23, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The US Air Force is trying to get permission to use an area off of the north of Kauai, Hawaii as a test spot to drop 100
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
It was just at the end of last year that Alaskan photographers came across the discovery of two moose that were frozen i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 22, 2017
Microbiology
As if Komodo dragons weren’t cool enough, a new study reports that these guys have antimicrobial proteins in their
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding more about an organism's ability to regenerate could help us develop therapeutics for serious injury o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
Among the many things that could be considered a nightmare in the realm of health and hygiene, perhaps having a live coc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 21, 2017
Videos
Climate change is often such a big issue that it becomes overwhelming to think about what you as an individual person ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new molecule has been found and it could help in the development of new antibiotics – a major priority for publi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
Dolphins and whales are some of the most majestic animals of the sea, but for whatever reason, so many seem to beach the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 20, 2017
Videos
Sure it's winter, and the slushy snow and bitter cold doesn't make the best environment for biking to and from work or t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
Researchers have recently stumbled across a particular species of elusive frog in the wild for the first time in well ov
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2017
Videos
Seagrasses grow in many parts of the world in salty waters. They are not a type of seaweed but flowering plants; there a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
There are a lot of animals around the world that often illegally hunted and then parts of their bodies are preserved and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2017
Plants & Animals
The problem with ocean pollution doesn’t just make the oceans look trashy, but it can also have adverse side effec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The recent announcement from Salt River Project that the Navajo Generating Station coal-fired power plant near Page, AZ
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan