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Reptiles
Reptiles are a class of animals characterized by bodies covered by scales. Reptiles are cold-blooded vertebrates containing at least one lung. Examples of reptiles include turtles, crocodiles, lizards, and snakes.
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JAN 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The genomic sequence of an ancient flowering plant, the water lily Nymphaea colorata, has been revealed.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2020Plants & Animals
One would witness a plethora of exotic animals upon visiting the renowned Galápagos Islands, one of which might b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 02, 2019Plants & Animals
Tortoises are one of nature’s most conspicuous animals – large reptiles that carry massive shells that prote ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 05, 2019Plants & Animals
If you were asked what the world’s most trafficked animal was, what would you say? If you answered pangolin, then ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Clemson University have been investigating how antibiotic resistance can move from humans into animals.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2019Plants & Animals
Given the mind-bogglingly high number of animals that are born into this world every day, it should come as no surprise ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
There are some animal that could offer incredible insight into health and disease, but we've lacked the tools and the kn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2019Plants & Animals
Florida’s Everglades National Park is the single largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and as such, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 02, 2019Plants & Animals
Many of the world’s animals can regrow lost teeth. The clear majority of those animals are fish or reptiles, but e ...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 BouchardFEB 16, 2019Microbiology
Some populations of frogs have been able to withstand a widespread epidemic of a deadly disease that is comparable to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2019Plants & Animals
Established as one of man’s best friends, dogs can seemingly be found in almost every other household you visit. B ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 04, 2019Plants & Animals
Best known for their innate gliding capabilities, the humble flying squirrel packs an extra flap of skin that doubles as ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 11, 2018Plants & Animals
Geckos are agile small reptiles that, with the help of their grippy little feet, sport the innate ability to scale verti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 14, 2018Videos
Wouldn't it be convenient if we didn't have to worry about sunscreen because our bodies were able to just make it when w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2018Plants & Animals
If we asked you to picture dinosaur eggs in your mind, what would you see? A nest full of massive gray or tan eggs? That ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 24, 2018Plants & Animals
There are two types of people in this world; those who love snakes and those who don’t. But regardless of which gr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 12, 2018Videos
If you’ve spent any time camping or hiking, you’ve probably got a good idea of what animals are dangerous. S ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 11, 2018Plants & Animals
Many of the world’s animals display some type of response to the hazardous effects imposed by climate change. In m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 30, 2018Plants & Animals
Unraveling the mysteries of prehistoric life on Earth can be a daunting task. Researchers often derive clues from uneart ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The endocannabinoid system is the body’s system that regulates an array of other systems in the body. It wor ...Written By: Melissa MooreJAN 29, 2018Plants & Animals
Leatherback sea turtles are some of the world’s largest, and they exist all around the globe. Nevertheless, United ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 15, 2018Plants & Animals
Chameleons are perhaps one of the world’s most widely-recognized lizard species, primarily because of their renown ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genomic sequence of an ancient flowering plant, the water lily Nymphaea colorata, has been revealed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2020
Plants & Animals
One would witness a plethora of exotic animals upon visiting the renowned Galápagos Islands, one of which might b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
Tortoises are one of nature’s most conspicuous animals – large reptiles that carry massive shells that prote
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 05, 2019
Plants & Animals
If you were asked what the world’s most trafficked animal was, what would you say? If you answered pangolin, then
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Clemson University have been investigating how antibiotic resistance can move from humans into animals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2019
Plants & Animals
Given the mind-bogglingly high number of animals that are born into this world every day, it should come as no surprise
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
There are some animal that could offer incredible insight into health and disease, but we've lacked the tools and the kn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
Florida’s Everglades National Park is the single largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and as such,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
Many of the world’s animals can regrow lost teeth. The clear majority of those animals are fish or reptiles, but e
...
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
FEB 16, 2019
Microbiology
Some populations of frogs have been able to withstand a widespread epidemic of a deadly disease that is comparable to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2019
Plants & Animals
Established as one of man’s best friends, dogs can seemingly be found in almost every other household you visit. B
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2019
Plants & Animals
Best known for their innate gliding capabilities, the humble flying squirrel packs an extra flap of skin that doubles as
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 11, 2018
Plants & Animals
Geckos are agile small reptiles that, with the help of their grippy little feet, sport the innate ability to scale verti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 14, 2018
Videos
Wouldn't it be convenient if we didn't have to worry about sunscreen because our bodies were able to just make it when w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
If we asked you to picture dinosaur eggs in your mind, what would you see? A nest full of massive gray or tan eggs? That
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 24, 2018
Plants & Animals
There are two types of people in this world; those who love snakes and those who don’t. But regardless of which gr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 12, 2018
Videos
If you’ve spent any time camping or hiking, you’ve probably got a good idea of what animals are dangerous. S
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 11, 2018
Plants & Animals
Many of the world’s animals display some type of response to the hazardous effects imposed by climate change. In m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 30, 2018
Plants & Animals
Unraveling the mysteries of prehistoric life on Earth can be a daunting task. Researchers often derive clues from uneart
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The endocannabinoid system is the body’s system that regulates an array of other systems in the body. It wor
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
JAN 29, 2018
Plants & Animals
Leatherback sea turtles are some of the world’s largest, and they exist all around the globe. Nevertheless, United
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 15, 2018
Plants & Animals
Chameleons are perhaps one of the world’s most widely-recognized lizard species, primarily because of their renown
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard