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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 04, 2014Technology
The black ghost knifefish of the Amazon basin takes advantage of its adaptations in several ways that are interesting-no ...MAR 03, 2014Microbiology
Zebra mussels and quagga mussels are two of the most obnoxious and damaging imports to the waterways of the United State ...FEB 21, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
Kleiber's law is a well-known formula in the biological field. It simply states that the metabolism of a living being eq ...FEB 20, 2014Plants & Animals
We've all seen strange intersections of animals and music on the Internet, with everything from keyboard-playing cats to ...FEB 18, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Grasshoppers may be a nuisance to your garden, but their voracious appetites and large numbers can cause more significan ...FEB 17, 2014Chemistry & Physics
If we mention glowing plants, do you think of Homer Simpson pushing the wrong button at the Springfield Nuclear Plant? O ...FEB 14, 2014Neuroscience
Opsins are light-sensitive proteins that have been put to great use in the field of optogenetics-the control and monitor ...FEB 13, 2014Genetics & Genomics
While you may know that polar bears adapt to their extremely cold environment, you probably don't know how they do it. N ...FEB 12, 2014Microbiology
It's tough to be a microbe. Microbes often live in extreme environments and feed on waste materials-processing them in w ...FEB 10, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
If we asked you how honeybees taste, what would you say? You might say "awful" or "a bit like chicken, once you get past ...FEB 05, 2014Plants & Animals
Snowy owls are some of the most beautiful and regal creatures to be found in northern climates. With a typical wingspan ...JAN 21, 2014Chemistry & Physics
There are few things more graceful and impressive than watching a flock of geese in flight, with their classic "V" patte ...JAN 17, 2014Earth & The Environment
With today's concerns about climate change and the massive amount of research emphasis in the field, data collection of ...JAN 09, 2014Earth & The Environment
Plants in extreme desert environments must adapt to their harsh and relentless conditions in order to survive. It's diff ...DEC 24, 2013Plants & Animals
There aren't many fans of spiders, and most people probably don't spend much time worrying about what spiders eat. The a ...DEC 12, 2013Microbiology
The phrase "blood clot" rarely has a positive spin-most people associate blood clots with traumatic and potentially fata ...DEC 11, 2013Plants & Animals
The American alligator, for all its menacing reputation, is often considered to be one of the more pokey of the reptile ...DEC 10, 2013Earth & The Environment
The tiny nation of Qatar - seemingly overwhelmed by the size and pull of its larger neighbors in the Persian Gulf region ...OCT 13, 2013Health & Medicine
A new brain connectivity study from Penn Medicine published today in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences fou ...SEP 19, 2013Videos
A study in the journal Science reveals that a juvenile form of the insect Issus Coleoptratus evolved gears to help with ...Written By: Jennifer Ellis
MAR 04, 2014
Technology
The black ghost knifefish of the Amazon basin takes advantage of its adaptations in several ways that are interesting-no
...
MAR 03, 2014
Microbiology
Zebra mussels and quagga mussels are two of the most obnoxious and damaging imports to the waterways of the United State
...
FEB 21, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Kleiber's law is a well-known formula in the biological field. It simply states that the metabolism of a living being eq
...
FEB 20, 2014
Plants & Animals
We've all seen strange intersections of animals and music on the Internet, with everything from keyboard-playing cats to
...
FEB 18, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Grasshoppers may be a nuisance to your garden, but their voracious appetites and large numbers can cause more significan
...
FEB 17, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
If we mention glowing plants, do you think of Homer Simpson pushing the wrong button at the Springfield Nuclear Plant? O
...
FEB 14, 2014
Neuroscience
Opsins are light-sensitive proteins that have been put to great use in the field of optogenetics-the control and monitor
...
FEB 13, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
While you may know that polar bears adapt to their extremely cold environment, you probably don't know how they do it. N
...
FEB 12, 2014
Microbiology
It's tough to be a microbe. Microbes often live in extreme environments and feed on waste materials-processing them in w
...
FEB 10, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
If we asked you how honeybees taste, what would you say? You might say "awful" or "a bit like chicken, once you get past
...
FEB 05, 2014
Plants & Animals
Snowy owls are some of the most beautiful and regal creatures to be found in northern climates. With a typical wingspan
...
JAN 21, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
There are few things more graceful and impressive than watching a flock of geese in flight, with their classic "V" patte
...
JAN 17, 2014
Earth & The Environment
With today's concerns about climate change and the massive amount of research emphasis in the field, data collection of
...
JAN 09, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Plants in extreme desert environments must adapt to their harsh and relentless conditions in order to survive. It's diff
...
DEC 24, 2013
Plants & Animals
There aren't many fans of spiders, and most people probably don't spend much time worrying about what spiders eat. The a
...
DEC 12, 2013
Microbiology
The phrase "blood clot" rarely has a positive spin-most people associate blood clots with traumatic and potentially fata
...
DEC 11, 2013
Plants & Animals
The American alligator, for all its menacing reputation, is often considered to be one of the more pokey of the reptile
...
DEC 10, 2013
Earth & The Environment
The tiny nation of Qatar - seemingly overwhelmed by the size and pull of its larger neighbors in the Persian Gulf region
...
OCT 13, 2013
Health & Medicine
A new brain connectivity study from Penn Medicine published today in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences fou
...
SEP 19, 2013
Videos
A study in the journal Science reveals that a juvenile form of the insect Issus Coleoptratus evolved gears to help with
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis