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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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JUN 19, 2016Plants & Animals
Kopi Luwak, otherwise known as the world’s most expensive coffee, is made from cat poop. Well, almost. It’s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 19, 2016Plants & Animals
Toronto Zoo was left with feelings of embarrassment and anger when a pair of Capybaras, the largest members of the roden ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 19, 2016Microbiology
A new study published in Trends in Parasitology reveals patterns that could be used to predict the locations of future z ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 18, 2016Plants & Animals
Orlando, Florida isn’t the only place in the world where large reptiles are reportedly attempting to consume human ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 18, 2016Plants & Animals
A new study has found that the clearing, draining and burning of peat swamps for plantations and construction is the mos ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 17, 2016Plants & Animals
Vitiligo is a skin condition that can cause the skin to lose its natural pigmentation color in blotches, which then grow ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 17, 2016Microbiology
Investigators at Baylor College of Medicine have reported in Cell that they reversed social deficits in mice by adding o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2016Health & Medicine
At Vergenoegd Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, South Africa, people are wild for ducks. This vineyard starting using ducks a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 16, 2016Videos
Natural foods are typically thought to be healthier and better for you than genetically modified or processed counterpar ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 16, 2016Plants & Animals
It was an unimaginably sad week for a family from Nebraska, who were vacationing in Orlando, Florida near a Disney Resor ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 15, 2016Plants & Animals
With saddened hearts, the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) reported earlier this month that a habituated gorilla in the p ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 14, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at two German research facilities, the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU) and Helmholtz Zentrum M ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2016Plants & Animals
Poaching is a major problem in South Africa for a number of animal species that are seeing dwindling numbers from the cr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 12, 2016Earth & The Environment
Climate change is a pressing issue that the world has to deal with soon, otherwise the planet is in for some major perma ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 12, 2016Plants & Animals
Bioluminescence is a biological feature of some animals to produce their own light source. They may do so for a variety ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2016Plants & Animals
For Florida residents, seeing a gator around is nothing out of the ordinary, but one specimen that made it to social med ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 10, 2016Earth & The Environment
Perhaps one of the best feelings in the world is slipping into the cool silky salt of the ocean. Whether a quiet evening ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 09, 2016Videos
Ever notice that country rain smells so much better than city rain, especially after a long dry spell? In short, it's be ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 09, 2016Plants & Animals
SeaWorld is a popular attraction for visitors, but their orca division has been under fire by the media, as well as ex-f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2016Health & Medicine
In 1985 China’s foreign fishing industry was just a little dot on the radar. Today it covers the entire map. With ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 08, 2016Plants & Animals
Due to an unfortunate combination of rising sea levels and a major El Niño, new research confirmed from the Great ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 08, 2016Plants & Animals
Biologists from Harvard University went on an exploration trip in the Bahamas in July of 2015, and what they’d fin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2016Genetics & Genomics
As news of the Zika virus flooded the media for the past few months, efforts to control the mosquito population have sur ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 07, 2016Plants & Animals
A 23-year-old woman who was trying to enjoy a day at the beach in Boca Raton last month was hospitalized for something s ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUN 19, 2016
Plants & Animals
Kopi Luwak, otherwise known as the world’s most expensive coffee, is made from cat poop. Well, almost. It’s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 19, 2016
Plants & Animals
Toronto Zoo was left with feelings of embarrassment and anger when a pair of Capybaras, the largest members of the roden
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 19, 2016
Microbiology
A new study published in Trends in Parasitology reveals patterns that could be used to predict the locations of future z
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 18, 2016
Plants & Animals
Orlando, Florida isn’t the only place in the world where large reptiles are reportedly attempting to consume human
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 18, 2016
Plants & Animals
A new study has found that the clearing, draining and burning of peat swamps for plantations and construction is the mos
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 17, 2016
Plants & Animals
Vitiligo is a skin condition that can cause the skin to lose its natural pigmentation color in blotches, which then grow
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 17, 2016
Microbiology
Investigators at Baylor College of Medicine have reported in Cell that they reversed social deficits in mice by adding o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2016
Health & Medicine
At Vergenoegd Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, South Africa, people are wild for ducks. This vineyard starting using ducks a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 16, 2016
Videos
Natural foods are typically thought to be healthier and better for you than genetically modified or processed counterpar
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 16, 2016
Plants & Animals
It was an unimaginably sad week for a family from Nebraska, who were vacationing in Orlando, Florida near a Disney Resor
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 15, 2016
Plants & Animals
With saddened hearts, the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) reported earlier this month that a habituated gorilla in the p
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 14, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at two German research facilities, the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU) and Helmholtz Zentrum M
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2016
Plants & Animals
Poaching is a major problem in South Africa for a number of animal species that are seeing dwindling numbers from the cr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 12, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is a pressing issue that the world has to deal with soon, otherwise the planet is in for some major perma
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 12, 2016
Plants & Animals
Bioluminescence is a biological feature of some animals to produce their own light source. They may do so for a variety
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 11, 2016
Plants & Animals
For Florida residents, seeing a gator around is nothing out of the ordinary, but one specimen that made it to social med
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 10, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Perhaps one of the best feelings in the world is slipping into the cool silky salt of the ocean. Whether a quiet evening
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 09, 2016
Videos
Ever notice that country rain smells so much better than city rain, especially after a long dry spell? In short, it's be
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 09, 2016
Plants & Animals
SeaWorld is a popular attraction for visitors, but their orca division has been under fire by the media, as well as ex-f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
In 1985 China’s foreign fishing industry was just a little dot on the radar. Today it covers the entire map. With
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 08, 2016
Plants & Animals
Due to an unfortunate combination of rising sea levels and a major El Niño, new research confirmed from the Great
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 08, 2016
Plants & Animals
Biologists from Harvard University went on an exploration trip in the Bahamas in July of 2015, and what they’d fin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
As news of the Zika virus flooded the media for the past few months, efforts to control the mosquito population have sur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
A 23-year-old woman who was trying to enjoy a day at the beach in Boca Raton last month was hospitalized for something s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard