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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 05, 2015Plants & Animals
A little brownish bird last seen 74 years ago and thought to be extinct has called out yet again.
It was spot ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 05, 2015Plants & Animals
Like people, female killer whales undergo menopause, living long after their baby-bearing days are done. But why people, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 05, 2015Plants & Animals
A rare goblin shark, caught by a commercial fisher in January off Australia's southeast coast near Eden, was recen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 03, 2015Plants & Animals
Wildlife is now firmly fixed on the United Nations calendar thanks to its own special day.
On the 3rd of Mar ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 02, 2015Plants & Animals
When zoologist Ivan Sazima went for a walk in the park in southeastern Brazil on a warm September day in 2013, he was ho ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 28, 2015Plants & Animals
Penguins are best known for their swimming, rock hopping and all around adorableness, but people forget that they are bi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 28, 2015Plants & Animals
Molting Cicada: A large homopterous insect with long transparent wings, occurring chiefly in warm countries. The male ci ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 26, 2015Plants & Animals
While we would all like to believe that our pets greet us at the end of the day because they remember us as their best a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 24, 2015Plants & Animals
The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is listed as endangered on t ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 24, 2015Microbiology
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of San Diego, La Jolla, reveal that ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 23, 2015Earth & The Environment
It's strange that nobody even knew the cave existed until 1991 when it was discovered for the first time by a local nati ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 23, 2015Plants & Animals
In the wild, animals mature faster than humans, often mating and producing offspring even as young as a year old. The li ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 22, 2015Plants & Animals
Several crocodile relatives amuse themselves by splashing water and giving each other piggyback rides, a new study says. ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 22, 2015Plants & Animals
Gray wolves throughout the eastern and western United States were downlisted from endangered to threatened status effect ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The gradual modification of a species' structures and features, otherwise known as the principle of adaptation, is one o ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 10, 2015Plants & Animals
When the sound of a bag of potato chips is being torn open by someone, the noise cuts through a darkened movie theater. ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 02, 2015Plants & Animals
A rare and stunning creature may soon go the way of the dodo bird if scientists are correct in their predictions. The bl ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 12, 2015Health & Medicine
While long touted for it's health benefits as well as it's ability to enhance any dinner party, red wine has been studie ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 06, 2015Earth & The Environment
Our planet's population is growing rapidly, perhaps too rapidly for our natural resources. Experts estimate that by the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 29, 2014Plants & Animals
When you think of research into human conditions, most people would not consider fish to be good test subjects. They don ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 05, 2015
Plants & Animals
A little brownish bird last seen 74 years ago and thought to be extinct has called out yet again.
It was spot ...
It was spot ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 05, 2015
Plants & Animals
Like people, female killer whales undergo menopause, living long after their baby-bearing days are done. But why people,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 05, 2015
Plants & Animals
A rare goblin shark, caught by a commercial fisher in January off Australia's southeast coast near Eden, was recen ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 03, 2015
Plants & Animals
Wildlife is now firmly fixed on the United Nations calendar thanks to its own special day.
On the 3rd of Mar ...
On the 3rd of Mar ...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAR 02, 2015
Plants & Animals
When zoologist Ivan Sazima went for a walk in the park in southeastern Brazil on a warm September day in 2013, he was ho
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
FEB 28, 2015
Plants & Animals
Penguins are best known for their swimming, rock hopping and all around adorableness, but people forget that they are bi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 28, 2015
Plants & Animals
Molting Cicada: A large homopterous insect with long transparent wings, occurring chiefly in warm countries. The male ci
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
FEB 26, 2015
Plants & Animals
While we would all like to believe that our pets greet us at the end of the day because they remember us as their best a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 24, 2015
Plants & Animals
The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is listed as endangered on t
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
FEB 24, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of San Diego, La Jolla, reveal that
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 23, 2015
Earth & The Environment
It's strange that nobody even knew the cave existed until 1991 when it was discovered for the first time by a local nati
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
FEB 23, 2015
Plants & Animals
In the wild, animals mature faster than humans, often mating and producing offspring even as young as a year old. The li
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 22, 2015
Plants & Animals
Several crocodile relatives amuse themselves by splashing water and giving each other piggyback rides, a new study says.
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
FEB 22, 2015
Plants & Animals
Gray wolves throughout the eastern and western United States were downlisted from endangered to threatened status effect
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
FEB 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The gradual modification of a species' structures and features, otherwise known as the principle of adaptation, is one o
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 10, 2015
Plants & Animals
When the sound of a bag of potato chips is being torn open by someone, the noise cuts through a darkened movie theater.
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 02, 2015
Plants & Animals
A rare and stunning creature may soon go the way of the dodo bird if scientists are correct in their predictions. The bl
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
While long touted for it's health benefits as well as it's ability to enhance any dinner party, red wine has been studie
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 06, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Our planet's population is growing rapidly, perhaps too rapidly for our natural resources. Experts estimate that by the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 29, 2014
Plants & Animals
When you think of research into human conditions, most people would not consider fish to be good test subjects. They don
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim