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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 31, 2019Earth & The Environment
A collaboration between researchers throughout Europe has found a correlation between antibiotic-resistant genes in wast ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 31, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
We may have just discovered the snapping organ, but this method of communication is ancient.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2019Earth & The Environment
You’ve probably heard of microplastics by now—microscopic plastic debris that has littered the ocean, infilt ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 28, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Since the FDA approved of the first drug derived from cannabis last year, pharmaceutical companies big and small are tak ...Written By: Amy LoriauxMAR 27, 2019Plants & Animals
Venus flytraps are perhaps one of the world’s most widely-recognized carnivorous plants, with its snap trap being ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 26, 2019Plants & Animals
Pests, including different types of bugs and rodents, can be found all over the place. While no one particularly enjoys ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 26, 2019Plants & Animals
When you’re a small critter like the water anole (Anolis aquaticus), what better way to evade scary land predators ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
University of Bath researchers are working on engineering animal tissue so they can produce artificial meat products.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Honeybee queen larvae are held in a specific orientation using protein rich "royal jelly" that directs their development ...Written By: Carly BoydMAR 25, 2019Plants & Animals
Shark attacks aren’t particularly common, but that doesn’t mean they don’t happen every now and again. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 25, 2019Plants & Animals
A new African black-footed penguin was just recently put on display at Poland’s Gdansk Zoo for park visitors to lo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 24, 2019Videos
Dudleya farinosa is an endearing-looking succulent native to California. But it's appearance has put it in the& ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A team of researchers wanted to know more about how aging and raising offspring are related, and looked to the Seychelle ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Chromatophores are fascinating cells found in some animals like cephalopods, which carry pigments and can reflect light.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research from scientists at the University of Guelph sheds light on how climate change is impacting food webs in Can ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 21, 2019Immunology
For some, Spring means the return of itchy eyes and runny noses. Pollen is to blame for hay fever, but is it also causin ...Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldMAR 21, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A man's best friend is one of the most genetically engineered animals ever. Historically,...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAR 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
When we burn fossil fuels for energy, such as coal, oil or natural gas, carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into the atmosp ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
A small Southern California town is experiencing an extraordinary poppy super bloom, thanks to an unusually wet and cold ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
The U.K. is facing a severe water crisis. At the Waterwise Conference in London this week, Sir James Bevan—the chi ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 20, 2019Plants & Animals
A variety of different factors threaten many of the world's natural pollinators, and monarch butterflies are no exce ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
Wildlife tourism is increasing at an estimated 10% growth per year and in 2013 (the last year with full data) there were ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 19, 2019Plants & Animals
A plethora of the globe’s marine animals are in trouble, but one of the most notable is that of the Mediterranean ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Thousands of genes are needed to generate the machinery that carries out photosynthesis.Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A collaboration between researchers throughout Europe has found a correlation between antibiotic-resistant genes in wast
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 31, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
We may have just discovered the snapping organ, but this method of communication is ancient.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2019
Earth & The Environment
You’ve probably heard of microplastics by now—microscopic plastic debris that has littered the ocean, infilt
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 28, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Since the FDA approved of the first drug derived from cannabis last year, pharmaceutical companies big and small are tak
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAR 27, 2019
Plants & Animals
Venus flytraps are perhaps one of the world’s most widely-recognized carnivorous plants, with its snap trap being
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 26, 2019
Plants & Animals
Pests, including different types of bugs and rodents, can be found all over the place. While no one particularly enjoys
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 26, 2019
Plants & Animals
When you’re a small critter like the water anole (Anolis aquaticus), what better way to evade scary land predators
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
University of Bath researchers are working on engineering animal tissue so they can produce artificial meat products.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Honeybee queen larvae are held in a specific orientation using protein rich "royal jelly" that directs their development
...
Written By:
Carly Boyd
MAR 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
Shark attacks aren’t particularly common, but that doesn’t mean they don’t happen every now and again.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
A new African black-footed penguin was just recently put on display at Poland’s Gdansk Zoo for park visitors to lo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 24, 2019
Videos
Dudleya farinosa is an endearing-looking succulent native to California. But it's appearance has put it in the&
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A team of researchers wanted to know more about how aging and raising offspring are related, and looked to the Seychelle
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chromatophores are fascinating cells found in some animals like cephalopods, which carry pigments and can reflect light.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research from scientists at the University of Guelph sheds light on how climate change is impacting food webs in Can
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 21, 2019
Immunology
For some, Spring means the return of itchy eyes and runny noses. Pollen is to blame for hay fever, but is it also causin
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
MAR 21, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A man's best friend is one of the most genetically engineered animals ever. Historically,...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAR 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
When we burn fossil fuels for energy, such as coal, oil or natural gas, carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into the atmosp
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A small Southern California town is experiencing an extraordinary poppy super bloom, thanks to an unusually wet and cold
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The U.K. is facing a severe water crisis. At the Waterwise Conference in London this week, Sir James Bevan—the chi
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 20, 2019
Plants & Animals
A variety of different factors threaten many of the world's natural pollinators, and monarch butterflies are no exce
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Wildlife tourism is increasing at an estimated 10% growth per year and in 2013 (the last year with full data) there were
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 19, 2019
Plants & Animals
A plethora of the globe’s marine animals are in trouble, but one of the most notable is that of the Mediterranean
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Thousands of genes are needed to generate the machinery that carries out photosynthesis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch