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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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APR 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 SullivanMAR 30, 2020Microbiology
Scientists used a fluorescent imaging tool to analyze how bacteria grow on the human tongue.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2020Plants & Animals
When it comes to wild cats, much of the spotlight gets put on nature’s largest and most fearsome, such as the lion ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 25, 2020Technology
What exactly is eDNA? It is environmental DNA that has underwent the next-generation sequencing and that has been &lsquo ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 23, 2020Plants & Animals
There can be power in numbers, and deer are keenly aware of this. The bulk of wild deer like to travel in large herds be ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Liquid biopsies aim to diagnose a disease with only a bit of biological fluid, usually blood.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2020Plants & Animals
As a general rule of thumb, most of the world’s wild animals keep their instinctual mating practices within their ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 18, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Common drug treatments used in cattle, such as de-worming and anti-ectoparasitic products, have held effect on wildlife ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 17, 2020Earth & The Environment
One of the challenges facing conservationists today is understanding best investment practices – in other words, w ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 16, 2020Space & Astronomy
Humankind has long pondered upon the ambition of becoming a multiplanetary species. While much of our realistic focus re ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 15, 2020Plants & Animals
Giraffes are highly discernable animals in the wild, not only because of their eccentrically long necks, but also becaus ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 12, 2020Earth & The Environment
A new study, published this week in Nature Communications and the first of its kind, has linked demand for goods linked ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
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
MAR 30, 2020
Microbiology
Scientists used a fluorescent imaging tool to analyze how bacteria grow on the human tongue.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2020
Plants & Animals
When it comes to wild cats, much of the spotlight gets put on nature’s largest and most fearsome, such as the lion
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 25, 2020
Technology
What exactly is eDNA? It is environmental DNA that has underwent the next-generation sequencing and that has been &lsquo
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 23, 2020
Plants & Animals
There can be power in numbers, and deer are keenly aware of this. The bulk of wild deer like to travel in large herds be
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Liquid biopsies aim to diagnose a disease with only a bit of biological fluid, usually blood.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2020
Plants & Animals
As a general rule of thumb, most of the world’s wild animals keep their instinctual mating practices within their
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 18, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Common drug treatments used in cattle, such as de-worming and anti-ectoparasitic products, have held effect on wildlife
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 17, 2020
Earth & The Environment
One of the challenges facing conservationists today is understanding best investment practices – in other words, w
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 16, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Humankind has long pondered upon the ambition of becoming a multiplanetary species. While much of our realistic focus re
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 15, 2020
Plants & Animals
Giraffes are highly discernable animals in the wild, not only because of their eccentrically long necks, but also becaus
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 12, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A new study, published this week in Nature Communications and the first of its kind, has linked demand for goods linked
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet