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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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APR 19, 2015Plants & Animals
Cuba's efforts to sustain the critically endangered Cuban crocodile are getting a boost from Sweden, home to a pair of r ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 17, 2015Cancer
Almost weekly, a new synthetic psychoactive drug comes onto the market somewhere in Europe that can be ordered legally a ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 17, 2015Neuroscience
The animation below discusses research by Nagasawa et al, which uncovers a neural feedback loop between people and their ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 17, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The body plan of octopuses is nothing if not unique, with a sophisticated brain in a soft, bilaterally symmetrical body, ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 16, 2015Chemistry & Physics
A potentially game-changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 15, 2015Genetics & Genomics
An international research project to sequence whole genomes from mountain gorillas has given scientists and conservation ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 15, 2015Earth & The Environment
Haddock, plaice and other North Sea fish could disappear in next 50 years due to global warming.
The traditio ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 14, 2015Health & Medicine
The body of the tiny 78-year-old woman, gray hair falling over stiffened shoulders, was brought to a hillside at Western ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 13, 2015Earth & The Environment
Leading coral reef scientists say Australia could restore the Great Barrier Reef to its former glory through better poli ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 13, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The Science
Some wild microorganisms, found in nature and not grown in the laboratory, reinterpret the instructions ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 10, 2015Cardiology
Remediating neighborhood blight by greening vacant lots could reduce stress and improve health, according to a new study ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 10, 2015Health & Medicine
A pilot study with the shamanic brew hints at its therapeutic potential
An recent article in Scientific Ameri ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 10, 2015Earth & The Environment
Unearthing and burning all the earth's practically reachable fossil fuels would result in a rise in global mean temperat ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 10, 2015Cardiology
Genetically engineered fibers of the protein spidroin, which is the construction material for spider webs, has proven to ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 07, 2015Earth & The Environment
In one of the first studies to examine the potential for using municipal wastewater as a feedstock for algae-based biofu ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 06, 2015Earth & The Environment
Even as the worst drought in decades ravages California, and its cities face mandatory cuts in water use, millions of po ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 06, 2015Genetics & Genomics
That's what a leading geneticist at the University of Oxford is claiming based on results of DNA testing.
Her ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 05, 2015Plants & Animals
Exotic flora and fauna ranging from a giant Asian carnivorous plant to a tiny Australian goblin spider already bear the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 04, 2015Plants & Animals
When fat-tailed dwarf lemurs hit the hibernate button, they increase their overall longevity.
So suggests a n ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 03, 2015Microbiology
Researchers in Switzerland and Japan say they have developed a rapid, simple, and safe method for generating large libra ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 03, 2015Plants & Animals
A new study of the intelligence of New Caledonian crows suggests that the birds have reasoning powers roughly equal to t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 03, 2015Earth & The Environment
Farmers who are considering selling corn residue from their fields to produce cellulosic ethanol first should weigh a ra ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 02, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils may someday be on grocery s ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers have found that male mice trill startlingly intricate songs to beguile female mice-in much the same way as b ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
APR 19, 2015
Plants & Animals
Cuba's efforts to sustain the critically endangered Cuban crocodile are getting a boost from Sweden, home to a pair of r
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 17, 2015
Cancer
Almost weekly, a new synthetic psychoactive drug comes onto the market somewhere in Europe that can be ordered legally a
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 17, 2015
Neuroscience
The animation below discusses research by Nagasawa et al, which uncovers a neural feedback loop between people and their
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 17, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The body plan of octopuses is nothing if not unique, with a sophisticated brain in a soft, bilaterally symmetrical body,
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 16, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
A potentially game-changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 15, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
An international research project to sequence whole genomes from mountain gorillas has given scientists and conservation
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 15, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Haddock, plaice and other North Sea fish could disappear in next 50 years due to global warming.
The traditio ...
The traditio ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 14, 2015
Health & Medicine
The body of the tiny 78-year-old woman, gray hair falling over stiffened shoulders, was brought to a hillside at Western
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 13, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Leading coral reef scientists say Australia could restore the Great Barrier Reef to its former glory through better poli
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 13, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The Science
Some wild microorganisms, found in nature and not grown in the laboratory, reinterpret the instructions ...
Some wild microorganisms, found in nature and not grown in the laboratory, reinterpret the instructions ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 10, 2015
Cardiology
Remediating neighborhood blight by greening vacant lots could reduce stress and improve health, according to a new study
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 10, 2015
Health & Medicine
A pilot study with the shamanic brew hints at its therapeutic potential
An recent article in Scientific Ameri ...
An recent article in Scientific Ameri ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 10, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Unearthing and burning all the earth's practically reachable fossil fuels would result in a rise in global mean temperat
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 10, 2015
Cardiology
Genetically engineered fibers of the protein spidroin, which is the construction material for spider webs, has proven to
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 07, 2015
Earth & The Environment
In one of the first studies to examine the potential for using municipal wastewater as a feedstock for algae-based biofu
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 06, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Even as the worst drought in decades ravages California, and its cities face mandatory cuts in water use, millions of po
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 06, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
That's what a leading geneticist at the University of Oxford is claiming based on results of DNA testing.
Her ...
Her ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 05, 2015
Plants & Animals
Exotic flora and fauna ranging from a giant Asian carnivorous plant to a tiny Australian goblin spider already bear the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 04, 2015
Plants & Animals
When fat-tailed dwarf lemurs hit the hibernate button, they increase their overall longevity.
So suggests a n ...
So suggests a n ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 03, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers in Switzerland and Japan say they have developed a rapid, simple, and safe method for generating large libra
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 03, 2015
Plants & Animals
A new study of the intelligence of New Caledonian crows suggests that the birds have reasoning powers roughly equal to t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 03, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Farmers who are considering selling corn residue from their fields to produce cellulosic ethanol first should weigh a ra
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 02, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils may someday be on grocery s
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 01, 2015
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that male mice trill startlingly intricate songs to beguile female mice-in much the same way as b
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke