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Species
Species is a basic taxonomy unit in biology used for defining a group of organisms that share common genetic heritage and are able to interbreed.
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FEB 03, 2016Plants & Animals
An octopus, much like a chameleon, has the ability to change its skin color. Common belief has long stood that an octopu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 02, 2016Space & Astronomy
Because Mars is a big area of interest right now, especially with NASA and SpaceX wanting to send people to the red plan ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 01, 2016Plants & Animals
Every so often, we stumble across a story where two unlikely animals become friends. The most recent was when a fearless ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 31, 2016Videos
Felines seem to have a weird obsession with boxes - put one near one and they'll jump right in and make themselves cozy. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 30, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Before the spinal cord, there is the notochord. Development of the notochord is essential for forming the nervous system ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 29, 2016Microbiology
University of British Columbia researchers are taking the fight to antibiotic resistant bacteria - with mud. Well, techn ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 26, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A group at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City recently published a very interesting and exciti ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJAN 25, 2016Videos
When you see a large animal, what you typically expect is a low-pitch, deep noise. But in the case of these baby white r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2016Plants & Animals
The tegu is an incredible lizard species – the South America-based creature is colored black and white and can gro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2016Microbiology
A new species of photosynthetic bacteria was found in the Gobi Desert, and it may prove quite useful for making biofuel. ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 22, 2016Immunology
Scientists discovered a process similar to apoptosis in T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells when they attack int ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 22, 2016Plants & Animals
When a species of animal thought to be extinct suddenly reappears in nature, it can be quite an interesting and exciting ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 19, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Amazonian Heliconius butterflies have a distinctive coloring, known as the “dennis red patch” and the &ldquo ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 15, 2016Plants & Animals
Dogs are man’s best friend; they are always around even when our friends aren’t, and they’re loyal to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 08, 2016Plants & Animals
A great white shark has reportedly passed away in a Japanese aquarium barely three days after being taken into captivity ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 08, 2016Earth & The Environment
How do birds and mammals maintain near-constant body temperatures as the environmental temperature fluctuates, sometimes ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 07, 2016Plants & Animals
Scientists in Australia are working to help preserve a species of reptile, monitor lizards (also known as goannas) that ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 05, 2016Microbiology
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is definitely the most terrifying bacterial species I’ve written about. What sets ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 03, 2016Health & Medicine
.body_content a{color: #175CA9;} .body_content a:hover{color: #1A4E75;text-decoration: underline;} .body_content{text-al ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 29, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna showed that Bacillus cereus forms “small colony var ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 29, 2015Neuroscience
Brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases are devastating to those who suffer them and incredibly complex for the do ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 28, 2015Space & Astronomy
Not only are new types of animal species being discovered in the depths of the Earth’s oceans, but so are new type ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 26, 2015Plants & Animals
It can be an exciting experience for researchers when a new species is discovered. With all the coverage we have of our ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 26, 2015Microbiology
Malaria vaccines have been largely unsuccessful because the body produces a poor antibody response to the parasite. &nbs ...Written By: Kerry Evans
FEB 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
An octopus, much like a chameleon, has the ability to change its skin color. Common belief has long stood that an octopu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 02, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Because Mars is a big area of interest right now, especially with NASA and SpaceX wanting to send people to the red plan
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
Every so often, we stumble across a story where two unlikely animals become friends. The most recent was when a fearless
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 31, 2016
Videos
Felines seem to have a weird obsession with boxes - put one near one and they'll jump right in and make themselves cozy.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 30, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Before the spinal cord, there is the notochord. Development of the notochord is essential for forming the nervous system
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 29, 2016
Microbiology
University of British Columbia researchers are taking the fight to antibiotic resistant bacteria - with mud. Well, techn
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 26, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A group at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City recently published a very interesting and exciti
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JAN 25, 2016
Videos
When you see a large animal, what you typically expect is a low-pitch, deep noise. But in the case of these baby white r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2016
Plants & Animals
The tegu is an incredible lizard species – the South America-based creature is colored black and white and can gro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2016
Microbiology
A new species of photosynthetic bacteria was found in the Gobi Desert, and it may prove quite useful for making biofuel.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 22, 2016
Immunology
Scientists discovered a process similar to apoptosis in T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells when they attack int
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 22, 2016
Plants & Animals
When a species of animal thought to be extinct suddenly reappears in nature, it can be quite an interesting and exciting
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 19, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Amazonian Heliconius butterflies have a distinctive coloring, known as the “dennis red patch” and the &ldquo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 15, 2016
Plants & Animals
Dogs are man’s best friend; they are always around even when our friends aren’t, and they’re loyal to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 08, 2016
Plants & Animals
A great white shark has reportedly passed away in a Japanese aquarium barely three days after being taken into captivity
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 08, 2016
Earth & The Environment
How do birds and mammals maintain near-constant body temperatures as the environmental temperature fluctuates, sometimes
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
Scientists in Australia are working to help preserve a species of reptile, monitor lizards (also known as goannas) that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 05, 2016
Microbiology
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is definitely the most terrifying bacterial species I’ve written about. What sets
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 03, 2016
Health & Medicine
.body_content a{color: #175CA9;} .body_content a:hover{color: #1A4E75;text-decoration: underline;} .body_content{text-al
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 29, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna showed that Bacillus cereus forms “small colony var
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 29, 2015
Neuroscience
Brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases are devastating to those who suffer them and incredibly complex for the do
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 28, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Not only are new types of animal species being discovered in the depths of the Earth’s oceans, but so are new type
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 26, 2015
Plants & Animals
It can be an exciting experience for researchers when a new species is discovered. With all the coverage we have of our
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 26, 2015
Microbiology
Malaria vaccines have been largely unsuccessful because the body produces a poor antibody response to the parasite. &nbs
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans