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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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DEC 25, 2014Plants & Animals
Around the world, reindeer numbers are dwindling and scientists fear the species could be in danger. While tales of flyi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 15, 2014Plants & Animals
For years animal researchers have struggled with the problem of observing species in the wild. The very act of trying to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 10, 2014Plants & Animals
In a landmark decision, the New York State Supreme court has failed to grant a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a pet ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 03, 2014Videos
There are natural poisons that lurk in bacteria, plants, and fungi pretty much everywhere, and they're there for goo ...Written By: Robert WoodardDEC 01, 2014Microbiology
Timely surveillance warranted to help prevent "the Next Epidemic"
A family of viruses that can be deadly may ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 06, 2014Plants & Animals
It was a sad day recently at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Suni, a northern white rhinoceros, was found dead in hi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 31, 2014Plants & Animals
Researchers have long known that the color red evokes certain emotions in humans. They call it the "red effect." In the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 15, 2014Plants & Animals
They don't care what you call them and aren't fussy about what they eat. There are hundreds of millions of them and they ...Written By: Peter MicheliOCT 14, 2014Microbiology
Scientists have discovered that microbiota that colonize our bodies inside and out have the capacity to create molecules ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeSEP 25, 2014Earth & The Environment
There have been five "mass extinctions" on Earth. These are periods when extremely large numbers of species go extinct. ...Written By: Peter MicheliSEP 18, 2014Microbiology
Do you remember the old advertising slogan, "A day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine?" Well, if someth ...Written By: Peter MicheliSEP 09, 2014Plants & Animals
As more of the natural environment is lost to development, some species suffer, but others thrive even as biodiversity d ...Written By: Peter MicheliSEP 08, 2014Microbiology
A massive global collaborative effort is under way to understand how the Ebola virus affects cells, why the virus is let ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeSEP 04, 2014Neuroscience
You've probably seen them. The pudgy wrinkled man walking his bulldog down the street, the lean elegant woman with her c ...Written By: Peter MicheliAUG 21, 2014Microbiology
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters released a comprehensive disease profile on Ebola Viru ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 06, 2014Genetics & Genomics
In a paper entitled, Concerning RNA-Guided Gene Drives for the Alteration of Wild Populations, recently published in eLi ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUL 25, 2014Space & Astronomy
About 2,000 planets have been discovered to date, making the possibility of the existence of intelligent alien life seem ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUL 22, 2014Plants & Animals
In October 2006, reports came in from beekeepers that some of them were losing 30% to 90% of their hives. While some los ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUL 14, 2014Plants & Animals
Many people do not realize it, but the sense of smell is critically important to many insects. It is how they are able t ...JUL 07, 2014Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that in the 1800's the passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was the most numerous bird in the world, w ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUN 27, 2014Plants & Animals
Feared by most but still loved by many, sharks are one of the most fascinating and mystic creatures prowling the Earth&# ...JUN 23, 2014Plants & Animals
In a study designed by California Institute of Technology researchers and conducted at the Kyoto University Primate Rese ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUN 17, 2014Immunology
Necessity is the mother of invention and that's what happened in the Soviet Union when they didn't have access to leadin ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUN 11, 2014Plants & Animals
These days, zombies seem to be ubiquitous in popular culture, although the origin of such a creature is somewhat obscure ...Written By: Robert Woodard
DEC 25, 2014
Plants & Animals
Around the world, reindeer numbers are dwindling and scientists fear the species could be in danger. While tales of flyi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 15, 2014
Plants & Animals
For years animal researchers have struggled with the problem of observing species in the wild. The very act of trying to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 10, 2014
Plants & Animals
In a landmark decision, the New York State Supreme court has failed to grant a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a pet
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 03, 2014
Videos
There are natural poisons that lurk in bacteria, plants, and fungi pretty much everywhere, and they're there for goo
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
DEC 01, 2014
Microbiology
Timely surveillance warranted to help prevent "the Next Epidemic"
A family of viruses that can be deadly may ...
A family of viruses that can be deadly may ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 06, 2014
Plants & Animals
It was a sad day recently at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Suni, a northern white rhinoceros, was found dead in hi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 31, 2014
Plants & Animals
Researchers have long known that the color red evokes certain emotions in humans. They call it the "red effect." In the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 15, 2014
Plants & Animals
They don't care what you call them and aren't fussy about what they eat. There are hundreds of millions of them and they
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
OCT 14, 2014
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered that microbiota that colonize our bodies inside and out have the capacity to create molecules
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
SEP 25, 2014
Earth & The Environment
There have been five "mass extinctions" on Earth. These are periods when extremely large numbers of species go extinct.
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
SEP 18, 2014
Microbiology
Do you remember the old advertising slogan, "A day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine?" Well, if someth
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
SEP 09, 2014
Plants & Animals
As more of the natural environment is lost to development, some species suffer, but others thrive even as biodiversity d
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
SEP 08, 2014
Microbiology
A massive global collaborative effort is under way to understand how the Ebola virus affects cells, why the virus is let
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
SEP 04, 2014
Neuroscience
You've probably seen them. The pudgy wrinkled man walking his bulldog down the street, the lean elegant woman with her c
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
AUG 21, 2014
Microbiology
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters released a comprehensive disease profile on Ebola Viru
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 06, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
In a paper entitled, Concerning RNA-Guided Gene Drives for the Alteration of Wild Populations, recently published in eLi
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUL 25, 2014
Space & Astronomy
About 2,000 planets have been discovered to date, making the possibility of the existence of intelligent alien life seem
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUL 22, 2014
Plants & Animals
In October 2006, reports came in from beekeepers that some of them were losing 30% to 90% of their hives. While some los
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUL 14, 2014
Plants & Animals
Many people do not realize it, but the sense of smell is critically important to many insects. It is how they are able t
...
JUL 07, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that in the 1800's the passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was the most numerous bird in the world, w
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUN 27, 2014
Plants & Animals
Feared by most but still loved by many, sharks are one of the most fascinating and mystic creatures prowling the Earth&#
...
JUN 23, 2014
Plants & Animals
In a study designed by California Institute of Technology researchers and conducted at the Kyoto University Primate Rese
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUN 17, 2014
Immunology
Necessity is the mother of invention and that's what happened in the Soviet Union when they didn't have access to leadin
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUN 11, 2014
Plants & Animals
These days, zombies seem to be ubiquitous in popular culture, although the origin of such a creature is somewhat obscure
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard