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Population science is a field of epidemiology focuses on why some populations are healthier than others. Population scientists use the information learned when comparing the health of populations to research ways to improve health.
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JAN 15, 2018Plants & Animals
Anyone familiar with the European continent knows wild wolves aren’t a common sight, but they still pop up from ti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Successful reproduction of any animal species entails a delicate balance of males and females. Unfortunately, a new stud ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 09, 2018Plants & Animals
Many animal conservation efforts involve preventing human interaction whenever possible, and a new study published in th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Humans may be reservoirs for antibiotic-resistance genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2018Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that a type of bacterium that lives in soil produces a molecule that actually induces the de ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Worms that can reproduce by fertilizing themselves might have lost around a quarter of their genome to do so.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2018Plants & Animals
Scientists fear the worst for Jamaican habitats as an invasive tree species called Pittosporum undulatum (more colloquia ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 01, 2018Plants & Animals
Salmon do a lot of migrating in their lives, but sometimes the older fish die once they’ve returned home. While it ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
Using streams to monitor the health of an ecosystem has been in the scientist’s toolbox for a while now. That&rsqu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 29, 2017Cannabis Sciences
A continued look at some big research news in 2017.Written By: Loren DeVitoDEC 28, 2017Plants & Animals
As beautiful as the snowy owl is, animal experts still very little about it. On the other hand, their extensive headcoun ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 27, 2017Microbiology
For eight years, researchers conducted experiments modeling repeated, mild bacterial infections; what they saw shocked t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2017Plants & Animals
A whole host of animals around the globe face the very real threat of imminent extinction, and one of those just happens ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 25, 2017Earth & The Environment
Air pollution regulation has been a relative success story within the US, with major cities like LA having seen huge imp ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 25, 2017Plants & Animals
The Atlantic Humpback Dolphin (Sousa teuszii) lives around the Western coastline of Africa, but scientists now fear that ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Life as we know it has been classified into three domains. They were thought to be utterly different, but new work has i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2017Earth & The Environment
You probably know that darker colors absorb more heat. Ever walked barefoot on a blacktop in the summer sun? Ouch! Well ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 20, 2017Plants & Animals
Elephant poaching is an ongoing problem throughout Africa as poachers develop sneakier tactics for collecting their trop ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 14, 2017Cancer
Among all the health hazards that come with the job, firefighters may now also have to worry about melanoma. In a recent ...DEC 13, 2017Plants & Animals
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List recognizes the cheetah as a “vulner ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 07, 2017Earth & The Environment
If we could bioengineer drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions, what would that mean for drought-ri ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 06, 2017Health & Medicine
Do you know how medical cannabis can help treat pain?Written By: Loren DeVitoDEC 06, 2017Plants & Animals
Deforestation around the globe has a negative impact on the wildlife that depends on forests and jungles to survive. One ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 15, 2018
Plants & Animals
Anyone familiar with the European continent knows wild wolves aren’t a common sight, but they still pop up from ti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Successful reproduction of any animal species entails a delicate balance of males and females. Unfortunately, a new stud
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2018
Plants & Animals
Many animal conservation efforts involve preventing human interaction whenever possible, and a new study published in th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Humans may be reservoirs for antibiotic-resistance genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2018
Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that a type of bacterium that lives in soil produces a molecule that actually induces the de
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Worms that can reproduce by fertilizing themselves might have lost around a quarter of their genome to do so.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2018
Plants & Animals
Scientists fear the worst for Jamaican habitats as an invasive tree species called Pittosporum undulatum (more colloquia
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 01, 2018
Plants & Animals
Salmon do a lot of migrating in their lives, but sometimes the older fish die once they’ve returned home. While it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Using streams to monitor the health of an ecosystem has been in the scientist’s toolbox for a while now. That&rsqu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 29, 2017
Cannabis Sciences
A continued look at some big research news in 2017.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
DEC 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
As beautiful as the snowy owl is, animal experts still very little about it. On the other hand, their extensive headcoun
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 27, 2017
Microbiology
For eight years, researchers conducted experiments modeling repeated, mild bacterial infections; what they saw shocked t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
A whole host of animals around the globe face the very real threat of imminent extinction, and one of those just happens
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 25, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Air pollution regulation has been a relative success story within the US, with major cities like LA having seen huge imp
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 25, 2017
Plants & Animals
The Atlantic Humpback Dolphin (Sousa teuszii) lives around the Western coastline of Africa, but scientists now fear that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Life as we know it has been classified into three domains. They were thought to be utterly different, but new work has i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2017
Earth & The Environment
You probably know that darker colors absorb more heat. Ever walked barefoot on a blacktop in the summer sun? Ouch! Well
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
Elephant poaching is an ongoing problem throughout Africa as poachers develop sneakier tactics for collecting their trop
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 14, 2017
Cancer
Among all the health hazards that come with the job, firefighters may now also have to worry about melanoma. In a recent
...
DEC 13, 2017
Plants & Animals
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List recognizes the cheetah as a “vulner
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 07, 2017
Earth & The Environment
If we could bioengineer drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions, what would that mean for drought-ri
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 06, 2017
Health & Medicine
Do you know how medical cannabis can help treat pain?
Written By:
Loren DeVito
DEC 06, 2017
Plants & Animals
Deforestation around the globe has a negative impact on the wildlife that depends on forests and jungles to survive. One
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard