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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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FEB 23, 2020Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that ocean waters become substantially colder as you venture further beneath the surface; this is b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial enzymes can serve many processes, from breaking down pollutants and digesting foods to metabolizing drugs.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
A small new study suggests that some bats might be able to resist a devastating fungal disease called white nose syndrom ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Algae is an essential plant-like organism. They contribute to the diet of some marine animals and supply necessary oxyge ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In 2018 in a place called Belaya Gora in northeastern Siberia, a frozen bird was found in the ground. A sample of DNA wa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Structures called mitochondria are crucial for life; these small powerhouses generate energy for cells. Scientists have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2020Plants & Animals
We can’t think of anyone that likes cockroaches, but one insect in particular seems to scout them out specifically ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2020Plants & Animals
Just about everyone has seen a spider web at some point in their life, but have you ever wondered how a spider builds su ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 16, 2020Plants & Animals
Blue whales are the largest living mammals on Earth, capable of growing as long as three full-length school busses. As y ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 16, 2020Plants & Animals
Most people are accustomed to thinking that if you avoid a jellyfish’s tentacles while swimming in the ocean, then ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 15, 2020Earth & The Environment
Earth's dryland ecosystem covers 41% of the world's surface and roughly a third of the world’s population ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 13, 2020Earth & The Environment
Scientific studies are revealing just how humans have impacted the environment over the past few centuries. Recently, sc ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 12, 2020Earth & The Environment
Have you noticed trees and other vegetation in your city turning green earlier than usual? A new study from Iowa State U ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 11, 2020Plants & Animals
Cheetahs are the world’s fastest land animal; their powerful hind legs give them incredible launching power and th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 10, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Colorado was one of the first two states in the US, together with Washington, to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012 ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 10, 2020Plants & Animals
Most fish spend almost all of their lives in a body of water, be it the ocean or some smaller lake or stream. Mudskipper ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Wooly mammoths are thought to have died out around 4,000 years ago in a remote area off the Siberian coast, called Wrang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can be dangerous disease vectors, and they infect and kill hundreds of thousands of people with illnesses lik ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2020Plants & Animals
There are at least 17 known species of horned lizard belonging to the genus Phrynosoma, but the giant horned lizard (Phr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 09, 2020Plants & Animals
While perusing the confines of the Mgahinga National Park in Uganda earlier this month, a team of conservationists were ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 07, 2020Technology
Researchers at the University of California San Diego now have a better understanding of the social behavior of insets t ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 07, 2020Cardiology
Although the link between consuming processed meats and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well establ ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 07, 2020Health & Medicine
Under federal law, cannabis is illegal and considered a class 1 drug, meaning that it is perceived to have no medical va ...FEB 06, 2020Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences details the most recent revelations ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 23, 2020
Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that ocean waters become substantially colder as you venture further beneath the surface; this is b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial enzymes can serve many processes, from breaking down pollutants and digesting foods to metabolizing drugs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A small new study suggests that some bats might be able to resist a devastating fungal disease called white nose syndrom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Algae is an essential plant-like organism. They contribute to the diet of some marine animals and supply necessary oxyge
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In 2018 in a place called Belaya Gora in northeastern Siberia, a frozen bird was found in the ground. A sample of DNA wa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Structures called mitochondria are crucial for life; these small powerhouses generate energy for cells. Scientists have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2020
Plants & Animals
We can’t think of anyone that likes cockroaches, but one insect in particular seems to scout them out specifically
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2020
Plants & Animals
Just about everyone has seen a spider web at some point in their life, but have you ever wondered how a spider builds su
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 16, 2020
Plants & Animals
Blue whales are the largest living mammals on Earth, capable of growing as long as three full-length school busses. As y
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 16, 2020
Plants & Animals
Most people are accustomed to thinking that if you avoid a jellyfish’s tentacles while swimming in the ocean, then
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 15, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Earth's dryland ecosystem covers 41% of the world's surface and roughly a third of the world’s population
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 13, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Scientific studies are revealing just how humans have impacted the environment over the past few centuries. Recently, sc
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 12, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Have you noticed trees and other vegetation in your city turning green earlier than usual? A new study from Iowa State U
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 11, 2020
Plants & Animals
Cheetahs are the world’s fastest land animal; their powerful hind legs give them incredible launching power and th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 10, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Colorado was one of the first two states in the US, together with Washington, to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
Most fish spend almost all of their lives in a body of water, be it the ocean or some smaller lake or stream. Mudskipper
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Wooly mammoths are thought to have died out around 4,000 years ago in a remote area off the Siberian coast, called Wrang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can be dangerous disease vectors, and they infect and kill hundreds of thousands of people with illnesses lik
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2020
Plants & Animals
There are at least 17 known species of horned lizard belonging to the genus Phrynosoma, but the giant horned lizard (Phr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 09, 2020
Plants & Animals
While perusing the confines of the Mgahinga National Park in Uganda earlier this month, a team of conservationists were
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 07, 2020
Technology
Researchers at the University of California San Diego now have a better understanding of the social behavior of insets t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 07, 2020
Cardiology
Although the link between consuming processed meats and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well establ
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 07, 2020
Health & Medicine
Under federal law, cannabis is illegal and considered a class 1 drug, meaning that it is perceived to have no medical va
...
FEB 06, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences details the most recent revelations
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan