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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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JUL 29, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Sitting just below our ocean’s surface is a host of often overlooked organisms; ones who help connect our world&rs ...Written By: Matthew LundyJUL 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Cats have been a part of human society for thousands of years, and now scientists are suggesting that they could help pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Microplastics are being found throughout our world; they're in the oceans, in soil, and in our bodies, among other place ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2021Earth & The Environment
Whether you know it or not, healthy ecosystems are an essential part of your life and many of the services you use daily ...Written By: Samantha LottJUL 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Conservation Biology reports the highest ever concentration of microplastics concentrating in d ...Written By: Samantha LottJUL 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have shown that it's possible to assess what organisms might be living in a particular habitat by collecting ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Even Giant Galapagos Tortoises, (seen here migrating in a photo by Juan Manuel GarcÃa) are not safe from the world's ant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2021Plants & Animals
Feral pigs are considered to be a destructive, menacing invasive species in several parts of the world including the sou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our environment is full of DNA molecules. While researchers have become concerned about DNA waste material that's ac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Genetic analysis of over 100 cannabis Sativa genomes has revealed that the plants’ wild ancestors likely came from ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Genetic tools have enabled scientists to assess the evolution of humans through DNA, and researchers have shown that mod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2021Plants & Animals
New research has found that temperature is the main driver behind an increased body size throughout human evolution.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJUL 17, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have been revealing the importance of gut bacteria; the huge numbers of bacterial species in our gastrointest ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Nature is in decline; the planet has lost a tremendous amount of biodiversity over the past few years due to human actio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2021Earth & The Environment
For years, researchers have been warning about the environmental consequences of deforestation in Southeast Asia, an are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Plants & Animals
Before plants could be easily grown to produce delicious foods that we're all familiar with, they had to be domesticated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that songbirds are unable to taste sugar. Songbirds lack a protein that's crucial for many animals inc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2021Microbiology
Microorganisms can be found basically everywhere on earth, from hydrothermal vents to hot, desert soils, and lakes under ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2021Plants & Animals
This image by researcher Viktor Radermacher shows the Heterodontosaurus tucki & a digital reconstruction of the fossil w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2021Earth & The Environment
When it comes to climate change, the Arctic is changing faster than any other place on Earth. One reason may be because ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2021Earth & The Environment
Researchers led by the Technical University of Munich have identified both preferable and dangerous temperature ranges f ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 30, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The common, two-stranded helical structure of DNA was discovered over one hundred years ago. Many researchers would go o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2021Earth & The Environment
Hydroelectric plants are touted for their ability to provide so-called green energy, which aims to continue to satisfy d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers led by the University of California have found important neurological differences between human and mouse br ...Written By: Annie Lennon
JUL 29, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Sitting just below our ocean’s surface is a host of often overlooked organisms; ones who help connect our world&rs
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
JUL 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Cats have been a part of human society for thousands of years, and now scientists are suggesting that they could help pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microplastics are being found throughout our world; they're in the oceans, in soil, and in our bodies, among other place
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Whether you know it or not, healthy ecosystems are an essential part of your life and many of the services you use daily
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUL 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Conservation Biology reports the highest ever concentration of microplastics concentrating in d
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUL 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have shown that it's possible to assess what organisms might be living in a particular habitat by collecting
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Even Giant Galapagos Tortoises, (seen here migrating in a photo by Juan Manuel GarcÃa) are not safe from the world's ant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2021
Plants & Animals
Feral pigs are considered to be a destructive, menacing invasive species in several parts of the world including the sou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our environment is full of DNA molecules. While researchers have become concerned about DNA waste material that's ac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Genetic analysis of over 100 cannabis Sativa genomes has revealed that the plants’ wild ancestors likely came from
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic tools have enabled scientists to assess the evolution of humans through DNA, and researchers have shown that mod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2021
Plants & Animals
New research has found that temperature is the main driver behind an increased body size throughout human evolution.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JUL 17, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have been revealing the importance of gut bacteria; the huge numbers of bacterial species in our gastrointest
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Nature is in decline; the planet has lost a tremendous amount of biodiversity over the past few years due to human actio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2021
Earth & The Environment
For years, researchers have been warning about the environmental consequences of deforestation in Southeast Asia, an are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Plants & Animals
Before plants could be easily grown to produce delicious foods that we're all familiar with, they had to be domesticated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that songbirds are unable to taste sugar. Songbirds lack a protein that's crucial for many animals inc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2021
Microbiology
Microorganisms can be found basically everywhere on earth, from hydrothermal vents to hot, desert soils, and lakes under
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2021
Plants & Animals
This image by researcher Viktor Radermacher shows the Heterodontosaurus tucki & a digital reconstruction of the fossil w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2021
Earth & The Environment
When it comes to climate change, the Arctic is changing faster than any other place on Earth. One reason may be because
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Researchers led by the Technical University of Munich have identified both preferable and dangerous temperature ranges f
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 30, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The common, two-stranded helical structure of DNA was discovered over one hundred years ago. Many researchers would go o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Hydroelectric plants are touted for their ability to provide so-called green energy, which aims to continue to satisfy d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers led by the University of California have found important neurological differences between human and mouse br
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon