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Snakes: long and narrow, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the Serpente family. Like all serpentes, snakes are covered in overlapping scales.
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MAY 17, 2020Plants & Animals
After spending several months in hibernation during the winter, male garter snakes emerge from the underground where the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 04, 2020Plants & Animals
Capuchin monkeys are highly intelligent animals, but they’re also rather curious. They’ve adapted to communi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 03, 2020Plants & Animals
Snakes have a bad rap with people because so many species are known to bite when disturbed. An even smaller subset of sn ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 29, 2020Plants & Animals
When snakes feel threatened, they may lash out at the aggressor with a painful bite out of self-defense. In some cases, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 08, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in Global Biogeochemical Cycles details the mysterious depths of Antarctica’s subg ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 31, 2020Microbiology
Since the first cases of a novel Coronavirus were detected in Wuhan, China a few weeks ago, the virus has spread around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Snake venom is also a source of therapeutics, and a potential source of new medicines.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2020Plants & Animals
When a female horned lizard lays her eggs, she finds herself up against several predators that want to devour them. Fort ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 19, 2019Plants & Animals
Rattlesnakes are one of the most discernible snakes in the animal kingdom, not only because of their appearance, but als ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 30, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The need to assess a group of deadly neurotoxins without turning to animal-testing may soon be a possibility. A new anim ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 05, 2019Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that some animals are more deadly than others, and chances are, you’d be able to guess a few ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
We often think of the negative byproduct of trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as a personal experience. But ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 26, 2019Plants & Animals
Animal caretakers at the New England Aquarium were in for quite the surprise this past Winter after discovering that an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 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 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 03, 2019Plants & Animals
Sea snakes, which are subtly named for their tendency to swim around the ocean and in other bodies of water, have long b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 01, 2019Cancer
Accelerated Evolution Biotechnology, Ltd. (AEBI), an Israeli company led by CEO Dr. Ilan Morad, made some bold clai ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 21, 2019Plants & Animals
More than four decades ago, curious researchers carefully analyzed the stomach contents of a Central American coral snak ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2019Plants & Animals
Endemic to the island of Borneo, the humble proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) tries its best to survive despite severa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Researchers have long understood early-life experiences to influence actions and behavior later in life for humans, but ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 16, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, researchers at the Institute Butantan, São Pa ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 04, 2018Videos
Fever is the body’s response to a threat. When some viruses or bacteria try to enter the body, an immune response ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 02, 2018Plants & Animals
You might’ve heard the expression “dog eat dog,” metaphorically, of course; but how about the one 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 Bouchard
MAY 17, 2020
Plants & Animals
After spending several months in hibernation during the winter, male garter snakes emerge from the underground where the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 04, 2020
Plants & Animals
Capuchin monkeys are highly intelligent animals, but they’re also rather curious. They’ve adapted to communi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 03, 2020
Plants & Animals
Snakes have a bad rap with people because so many species are known to bite when disturbed. An even smaller subset of sn
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 29, 2020
Plants & Animals
When snakes feel threatened, they may lash out at the aggressor with a painful bite out of self-defense. In some cases,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 08, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in Global Biogeochemical Cycles details the mysterious depths of Antarctica’s subg
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 31, 2020
Microbiology
Since the first cases of a novel Coronavirus were detected in Wuhan, China a few weeks ago, the virus has spread around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Snake venom is also a source of therapeutics, and a potential source of new medicines.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2020
Plants & Animals
When a female horned lizard lays her eggs, she finds herself up against several predators that want to devour them. Fort
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 19, 2019
Plants & Animals
Rattlesnakes are one of the most discernible snakes in the animal kingdom, not only because of their appearance, but als
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 30, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The need to assess a group of deadly neurotoxins without turning to animal-testing may soon be a possibility. A new anim
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 05, 2019
Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that some animals are more deadly than others, and chances are, you’d be able to guess a few
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
We often think of the negative byproduct of trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as a personal experience. But
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 26, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal caretakers at the New England Aquarium were in for quite the surprise this past Winter after discovering that an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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 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 03, 2019
Plants & Animals
Sea snakes, which are subtly named for their tendency to swim around the ocean and in other bodies of water, have long b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 01, 2019
Cancer
Accelerated Evolution Biotechnology, Ltd. (AEBI), an Israeli company led by CEO Dr. Ilan Morad, made some bold clai
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 21, 2019
Plants & Animals
More than four decades ago, curious researchers carefully analyzed the stomach contents of a Central American coral snak
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
Endemic to the island of Borneo, the humble proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) tries its best to survive despite severa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Researchers have long understood early-life experiences to influence actions and behavior later in life for humans, but
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 16, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, researchers at the Institute Butantan, São Pa
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 04, 2018
Videos
Fever is the body’s response to a threat. When some viruses or bacteria try to enter the body, an immune response
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 02, 2018
Plants & Animals
You might’ve heard the expression “dog eat dog,” metaphorically, of course; but how about the one 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