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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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AUG 20, 2021Earth & The Environment
August 20th is World Mosquito Day, but we’re not celebrating the mosquitoes themselves. Instead, we are celeb ...Written By: Samantha LottAUG 19, 2021Plants & Animals
New research suggests that the feeding biomechanics of Homo floresiensis (aka, the Hobbit) are similar to modern humans.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattAUG 19, 2021Immunology
There is a spectrum of COVID symptom severity: some recover after experiencing nothing more than a mild cough, while oth ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 18, 2021Microbiology
In a world with a growing population and a changing environment, food security is an important issue. Scientists have be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2021Plants & Animals
A new study sequenced Neandertal DNA, revealing the first father-daughter pair and other clues about social life.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattAUG 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome is more than just its sequence; epigenetic features of DNA, like chemical tags that may be attached, or how i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2021Microbiology
Microbes have adapted to live virtually everywhere, including inside the guts of many animals and humans. But how do the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2021Plants & Animals
The exotic Venus flytrap is a famous carnivorous plant that's easy to identify. But it seems that another carnivorous pl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2021Earth & The Environment
Water is essential for all life on earth, and much of it is stored in wetlands. Biodiversity is high in wetlands, often ...Written By: Samantha LottAUG 12, 2021Plants & Animals
Elephants are the largest currently living land animals, and they are majestic. They must consume nearly 70,000 calories ...Written By: Samantha LottAUG 11, 2021Cardiology
Even though we know now that vaping is harmful and addictive, it's still thought to be healthier than smoking cigarettes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
Pterosaur fossils have been discovered in all corners of the globe since their first discovery in Kansas in the 1700s. S ...Written By: Samantha LottAUG 09, 2021Microbiology
Wildlife management officials check wild populations for pathogenic disease like chronic wasting disease. So researchers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2021Earth & The Environment
Caffeine is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive drugs in the world. Approximately sixty plant species produce c ...Written By: Samantha LottAUG 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Gene editing has advanced in many ways over the past few decades. Most methods in genetic engineering involve altering t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2021Microbiology
After coffee and tea, beer is the third most popular beverage in the world, and it's been a part of our societies an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2021Technology
Nuclear disasters can be devastating. When these accidents happen, such as Chernobyl in the Ukraine or Fukushima in Japa ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 03, 2021Neuroscience
Neuroscientist, Donald Hoffman, thinks a mathematical model will solve the hard problem of consciousnessAUG 02, 2021Microbiology
What's the secret of people that live a long life? The answer may be complex but for some, it could include the microbio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2021Plants & Animals
Since March 2018, there have only been two northern white rhinos left on Earth. They live under armed guard 24 hours a d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2021Technology
Sensitivity is a fundamental performance characteristic of a mass spectrometer. Increasingly higher sensitivities are in ...AUG 01, 2021Earth & The Environment
Large-scale climate patterns have a direct impact on the reproductive success of female Antarctic krill, which in turn h ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 01, 2021Microbiology
The genetic action in this 'evolutionary arms races' involves gene swapping and three organisms.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2021Plants & Animals
Paleontologists gain another piece of California's pastWritten By: Timothy James
AUG 20, 2021
Earth & The Environment
August 20th is World Mosquito Day, but we’re not celebrating the mosquitoes themselves. Instead, we are celeb
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 19, 2021
Plants & Animals
New research suggests that the feeding biomechanics of Homo floresiensis (aka, the Hobbit) are similar to modern humans.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
AUG 19, 2021
Immunology
There is a spectrum of COVID symptom severity: some recover after experiencing nothing more than a mild cough, while oth
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 18, 2021
Microbiology
In a world with a growing population and a changing environment, food security is an important issue. Scientists have be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2021
Plants & Animals
A new study sequenced Neandertal DNA, revealing the first father-daughter pair and other clues about social life.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
AUG 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome is more than just its sequence; epigenetic features of DNA, like chemical tags that may be attached, or how i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2021
Microbiology
Microbes have adapted to live virtually everywhere, including inside the guts of many animals and humans. But how do the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2021
Plants & Animals
The exotic Venus flytrap is a famous carnivorous plant that's easy to identify. But it seems that another carnivorous pl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Water is essential for all life on earth, and much of it is stored in wetlands. Biodiversity is high in wetlands, often
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 12, 2021
Plants & Animals
Elephants are the largest currently living land animals, and they are majestic. They must consume nearly 70,000 calories
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 11, 2021
Cardiology
Even though we know now that vaping is harmful and addictive, it's still thought to be healthier than smoking cigarettes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Pterosaur fossils have been discovered in all corners of the globe since their first discovery in Kansas in the 1700s. S
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 09, 2021
Microbiology
Wildlife management officials check wild populations for pathogenic disease like chronic wasting disease. So researchers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Caffeine is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive drugs in the world. Approximately sixty plant species produce c
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Gene editing has advanced in many ways over the past few decades. Most methods in genetic engineering involve altering t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2021
Microbiology
After coffee and tea, beer is the third most popular beverage in the world, and it's been a part of our societies an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2021
Technology
Nuclear disasters can be devastating. When these accidents happen, such as Chernobyl in the Ukraine or Fukushima in Japa
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 03, 2021
Neuroscience
Neuroscientist, Donald Hoffman, thinks a mathematical model will solve the hard problem of consciousness
AUG 02, 2021
Microbiology
What's the secret of people that live a long life? The answer may be complex but for some, it could include the microbio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2021
Plants & Animals
Since March 2018, there have only been two northern white rhinos left on Earth. They live under armed guard 24 hours a d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2021
Technology
Sensitivity is a fundamental performance characteristic of a mass spectrometer. Increasingly higher sensitivities are in
...
AUG 01, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Large-scale climate patterns have a direct impact on the reproductive success of female Antarctic krill, which in turn h
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 01, 2021
Microbiology
The genetic action in this 'evolutionary arms races' involves gene swapping and three organisms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
Paleontologists gain another piece of California's past
Written By:
Timothy James