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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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JAN 31, 2021Microbiology
The gut microbiome is made up of a huge number of different microbial species, and scientists are learning more about ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2021Earth & The Environment
Important new information on coral spawning can now be found all in one place, reports a recent study published in Natur ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 31, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists and archaeologists have long sought to learn when humans started consuming milk. They have tried to use indir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2021Earth & The Environment
An invasive evergreen tree, known as Prosopis juliflora, is quite the thirsty species. Prosopis has taken over large swa ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 29, 2021Microbiology
An international team reported finding a filamentous microfossil found in South China, shown in this image by Andrew Cza ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2021Earth & The Environment
Just like eavesdropping neighbors, scientists from Quebec's Université-Laval are peeping in on the shocking s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 26, 2021Earth & The Environment
A recent report released from The Microbiology Society features soil health as one of the most urgent areas of concern. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 23, 2021Microbiology
About a year ago, I wrote about the virus that would come to be known as SARS-CoV-2 for the first time. And while we've ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
We’ve heard it before: the lands occupied and stewarded by Indigenous peoples are crucial biodiversity hotspots. N ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 21, 2021Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation reported that the western monarch butterfly populati ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 21, 2021Earth & The Environment
An exciting development in conservation comes in the form of an automated system that captures high-resolution satellite ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The platypus is a near-threatened species from eastern Australia and Tasmania. It's considered a mammal because it grows ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2021Microbiology
Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are illnesses that involve serious disturbances in eating beh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2021Microbiology
Valid scientific conclusions require a solid foundation of good data that comes from reliable techniques. Studies that i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2021Technology
Artificial Intelligence (AI) are now being used by researchers to help identify insects with supernatural speed. Such te ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 12, 2021Earth & The Environment
What will be the future of sharks? These animals that have been around for 450 million years are in danger, threatened b ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 12, 2021Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies have revolutionized biomedical research in recent years. One example is the discovery t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2021Earth & The Environment
Is there a connection between the extinction of species and that of human languages? Ecologists have long recognized a g ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 05, 2021Microbiology
In order to study bacteria, it has to be grown in the lab. That’s no problem for many common strains of bacteria t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2021Microbiology
The microbial community in our gastrointestinal tract has been shown to have a significant impact on our health and well ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists can learn more about genes and their function by assessing them in different organisms. This kind of genetic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2020Space & Astronomy
The International Space Station (ISS) is a treasure trove of scientific intrigue. But it's not just life-saving drug ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 29, 2020Plants & Animals
Many species of birds display spectacular patterns and colors in their feathers. Now scientists have found that these fe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2020Technology
Identifying mosquitoes that transmit disease, such as malaria, is a critical public health effort. Learn more about mosq ...Written By: Nouran Amin
JAN 31, 2021
Microbiology
The gut microbiome is made up of a huge number of different microbial species, and scientists are learning more about ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Important new information on coral spawning can now be found all in one place, reports a recent study published in Natur
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 31, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists and archaeologists have long sought to learn when humans started consuming milk. They have tried to use indir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2021
Earth & The Environment
An invasive evergreen tree, known as Prosopis juliflora, is quite the thirsty species. Prosopis has taken over large swa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 29, 2021
Microbiology
An international team reported finding a filamentous microfossil found in South China, shown in this image by Andrew Cza
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Just like eavesdropping neighbors, scientists from Quebec's Université-Laval are peeping in on the shocking s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 26, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A recent report released from The Microbiology Society features soil health as one of the most urgent areas of concern.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 23, 2021
Microbiology
About a year ago, I wrote about the virus that would come to be known as SARS-CoV-2 for the first time. And while we've
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
We’ve heard it before: the lands occupied and stewarded by Indigenous peoples are crucial biodiversity hotspots. N
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation reported that the western monarch butterfly populati
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 21, 2021
Earth & The Environment
An exciting development in conservation comes in the form of an automated system that captures high-resolution satellite
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The platypus is a near-threatened species from eastern Australia and Tasmania. It's considered a mammal because it grows
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2021
Microbiology
Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are illnesses that involve serious disturbances in eating beh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2021
Microbiology
Valid scientific conclusions require a solid foundation of good data that comes from reliable techniques. Studies that i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2021
Technology
Artificial Intelligence (AI) are now being used by researchers to help identify insects with supernatural speed. Such te
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 12, 2021
Earth & The Environment
What will be the future of sharks? These animals that have been around for 450 million years are in danger, threatened b
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 12, 2021
Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies have revolutionized biomedical research in recent years. One example is the discovery t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Is there a connection between the extinction of species and that of human languages? Ecologists have long recognized a g
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 05, 2021
Microbiology
In order to study bacteria, it has to be grown in the lab. That’s no problem for many common strains of bacteria t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2021
Microbiology
The microbial community in our gastrointestinal tract has been shown to have a significant impact on our health and well
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists can learn more about genes and their function by assessing them in different organisms. This kind of genetic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The International Space Station (ISS) is a treasure trove of scientific intrigue. But it's not just life-saving drug
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 29, 2020
Plants & Animals
Many species of birds display spectacular patterns and colors in their feathers. Now scientists have found that these fe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2020
Technology
Identifying mosquitoes that transmit disease, such as malaria, is a critical public health effort. Learn more about mosq
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin