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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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MAY 08, 2020Earth & The Environment
Did you hear the story of a fungus meeting algae, and they took a lichen to each other? Well, apparently it’s a pr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 08, 2020Chemistry & Physics
The term "biomimicry" describes the models and methods harnessed by scientists to imitate natural element ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 07, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Findings from a recent study published in Science Advances report new insights on the evolution of a commonly enjoyed pl ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 07, 2020Health & Medicine
Thanks to the success of insecticide-treated bed nets, mosquitos seem to have shifted their feeding times away from the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Many species of Campylobacter bacteria are infectious and can cause a disease called campylobacteriosis in animals and p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Glowing plants light themselves up House plants are not just decorations: thanks to science, they might become a part of ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 05, 2020Plants & Animals
Troops of Hamadryas baboons can reach numbers of 400 strong without a single particular leader. Albeit large, these troo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 05, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine a future where we could “see” inside the human brain at stunning high resolution, detecting the earl ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 03, 2020Plants & Animals
Snakes have a bad rap with people because so many species are known to bite when disturbed. An even smaller subset of sn ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 03, 2020Cancer
Research published in the journal Genome Biology reports the discovery of two overlooked genes that have the potential t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 01, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study from the University of California Riverside suggests that native bee species may thrive from the environmental e ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 29, 2020Earth & The Environment
While it’s not surprising that plastic pollution is reaching Antarctica, it is undoubtedly alarming considering th ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 26, 2020Plants & Animals
One thing that lion-tailed macaques and Malabar giant squirrels have in common is a passionate love for the taste of jac ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 23, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis growers and sellers have defined different strains of cannabis as ‘indica’ or ‘sativa’ ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 21, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Living organisms start out as one cell, and its genetic programs allow it to divide many times over, to give rise to the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2020Earth & The Environment
Today marks the tenth year since the Deepwater Horizon disaster—the most massive accidental offshore oil spill eve ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
After an assessment of blood samples collected in Brazil between 2013 and 2016, scientists have found two new species of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2020Immunology
A specific parasitic species causes the most deaths from malaria: Plasmodium falciparum. This parasite does so by avoidi ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 12, 2020Chemistry & Physics
When you think of air pollution, you might not immediately think of ammonia. But in fact, when ammonia reacts with sulfu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
As humans evolved, they began to walk upright, which has helped propel our species forward, literally and figuratively.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2020Microbiology
New research has connected the composition of the community of microbes that populates the vagina with premature birth.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2020Microbiology
Single-celled microbes that live beneath the floor of the ocean have provided insight into how scientists might be able ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2020Plants & Animals
Animal researchers spend much of their time outdoors as they explore the world in the name of science. That said, it may ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 02, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Researchers have finally succeeded in improving the mechanisms available for the degradation of nitrate pollution. Scien ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 08, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Did you hear the story of a fungus meeting algae, and they took a lichen to each other? Well, apparently it’s a pr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 08, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
The term "biomimicry" describes the models and methods harnessed by scientists to imitate natural element
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Findings from a recent study published in Science Advances report new insights on the evolution of a commonly enjoyed pl
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 07, 2020
Health & Medicine
Thanks to the success of insecticide-treated bed nets, mosquitos seem to have shifted their feeding times away from the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Many species of Campylobacter bacteria are infectious and can cause a disease called campylobacteriosis in animals and p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Glowing plants light themselves up House plants are not just decorations: thanks to science, they might become a part of
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
Troops of Hamadryas baboons can reach numbers of 400 strong without a single particular leader. Albeit large, these troo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine a future where we could “see” inside the human brain at stunning high resolution, detecting the earl
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 03, 2020
Plants & Animals
Snakes have a bad rap with people because so many species are known to bite when disturbed. An even smaller subset of sn
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 03, 2020
Cancer
Research published in the journal Genome Biology reports the discovery of two overlooked genes that have the potential t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 01, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study from the University of California Riverside suggests that native bee species may thrive from the environmental e
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
While it’s not surprising that plastic pollution is reaching Antarctica, it is undoubtedly alarming considering th
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 26, 2020
Plants & Animals
One thing that lion-tailed macaques and Malabar giant squirrels have in common is a passionate love for the taste of jac
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 23, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis growers and sellers have defined different strains of cannabis as ‘indica’ or ‘sativa’
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 21, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Living organisms start out as one cell, and its genetic programs allow it to divide many times over, to give rise to the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Today marks the tenth year since the Deepwater Horizon disaster—the most massive accidental offshore oil spill eve
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
After an assessment of blood samples collected in Brazil between 2013 and 2016, scientists have found two new species of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2020
Immunology
A specific parasitic species causes the most deaths from malaria: Plasmodium falciparum. This parasite does so by avoidi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 12, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
When you think of air pollution, you might not immediately think of ammonia. But in fact, when ammonia reacts with sulfu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
As humans evolved, they began to walk upright, which has helped propel our species forward, literally and figuratively.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2020
Microbiology
New research has connected the composition of the community of microbes that populates the vagina with premature birth.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2020
Microbiology
Single-celled microbes that live beneath the floor of the ocean have provided insight into how scientists might be able
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
Animal researchers spend much of their time outdoors as they explore the world in the name of science. That said, it may
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 02, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers have finally succeeded in improving the mechanisms available for the degradation of nitrate pollution. Scien
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan