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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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JUN 08, 2020Plants & Animals
Goldfish are an invasive fish species, but don’t let that distract from the well-known fact that they make for won ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2020Earth & The Environment
The ocean remains largely unexplored, and the ocean’s twilight zone is of key interest to researchers. Named for t ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 07, 2020Plants & Animals
Tawny frogmouths (Podargus strigoides) are a captivating species of nocturnal bird that, although owl-esque in terms of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 07, 2020Plants & Animals
The ocean plays host to a plethora of diverse marine animal species, but the vast majority of those generally reside at ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 05, 2020Plants & Animals
Today is World Environment Day, and this year’s theme is biodiversity. As defined by the United Nations (UN), biod ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 05, 2020Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Science reports grim news for mangroves: until humans drastically reduce greenhouse ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 02, 2020Plants & Animals
A substantial number of animals have evolved to have ornate and functional headgear that can help them defend themselves ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 02, 2020Genetics & Genomics
New research has learned more about how and when sea snakes gained color vision.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2020Cancer
In a healthy cell, many complex networks work to make sure everything runs as it should. Some of these networks function ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 31, 2020Plants & Animals
Like any other bird species, adult penguins follow the tried and true tradition of raising their young close to the nest ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 26, 2020Microbiology
A deadly virus has been spreading among the wild rabbit populations of the southwestern United States. This devastating ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2020Microbiology
Shipworms are known as the 'termites of the sea.' They are not actually worms; these infamous mollusks that have brought ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, researchers have modified and applied the CRISPR gene editing technology in many different ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2020Plants & Animals
Pistol shrimp have a unique reputation as one of the ocean’s most intriguing crustaceans. Most are only about the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 21, 2020Earth & The Environment
Hydrology researchers have banded together with environmental engineers and remote sensing specialists to develop a deep ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Myriad organisms share this planet, and there is an ongoing evolutionary arms race between competing traits or species, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2020Earth & The Environment
Overhunting of migratory shorebirds in the Asia-Pacific region has reached an all-time high - and conservationists are c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 19, 2020Chemistry & Physics
This March, amid the sharp rising number of COVID-19 cases, a call to action to the artificial intelligence (AI) communi ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 18, 2020Cancer
Genetics can be complicated to say the least. Sometimes it can be as simple as a single mutation in one gene that causes ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have gained new insight into autoimmune and allergic disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Cape honey bees are found in South Africa, and while they look similar, they are very different from other subspecies of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study from researchers at the University of Washington examines the breathability of the California Current, the cool, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 12, 2020Neuroscience
Humans and prairie voles are among the 3- 5% of mammalian species that are monogamous. Now, a study looking at prairie v ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 10, 2020Microbiology
Hepatitis is a term for liver inflammation. Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E are caused by viruses.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2020
Plants & Animals
Goldfish are an invasive fish species, but don’t let that distract from the well-known fact that they make for won
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2020
Earth & The Environment
The ocean remains largely unexplored, and the ocean’s twilight zone is of key interest to researchers. Named for t
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 07, 2020
Plants & Animals
Tawny frogmouths (Podargus strigoides) are a captivating species of nocturnal bird that, although owl-esque in terms of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 07, 2020
Plants & Animals
The ocean plays host to a plethora of diverse marine animal species, but the vast majority of those generally reside at
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
Today is World Environment Day, and this year’s theme is biodiversity. As defined by the United Nations (UN), biod
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 05, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Science reports grim news for mangroves: until humans drastically reduce greenhouse
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 02, 2020
Plants & Animals
A substantial number of animals have evolved to have ornate and functional headgear that can help them defend themselves
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 02, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
New research has learned more about how and when sea snakes gained color vision.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2020
Cancer
In a healthy cell, many complex networks work to make sure everything runs as it should. Some of these networks function
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 31, 2020
Plants & Animals
Like any other bird species, adult penguins follow the tried and true tradition of raising their young close to the nest
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 26, 2020
Microbiology
A deadly virus has been spreading among the wild rabbit populations of the southwestern United States. This devastating
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2020
Microbiology
Shipworms are known as the 'termites of the sea.' They are not actually worms; these infamous mollusks that have brought
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, researchers have modified and applied the CRISPR gene editing technology in many different ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2020
Plants & Animals
Pistol shrimp have a unique reputation as one of the ocean’s most intriguing crustaceans. Most are only about the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 21, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Hydrology researchers have banded together with environmental engineers and remote sensing specialists to develop a deep
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Myriad organisms share this planet, and there is an ongoing evolutionary arms race between competing traits or species,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Overhunting of migratory shorebirds in the Asia-Pacific region has reached an all-time high - and conservationists are c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 19, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
This March, amid the sharp rising number of COVID-19 cases, a call to action to the artificial intelligence (AI) communi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 18, 2020
Cancer
Genetics can be complicated to say the least. Sometimes it can be as simple as a single mutation in one gene that causes
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have gained new insight into autoimmune and allergic disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cape honey bees are found in South Africa, and while they look similar, they are very different from other subspecies of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study from researchers at the University of Washington examines the breathability of the California Current, the cool,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 12, 2020
Neuroscience
Humans and prairie voles are among the 3- 5% of mammalian species that are monogamous. Now, a study looking at prairie v
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 10, 2020
Microbiology
Hepatitis is a term for liver inflammation. Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E are caused by viruses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch