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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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APR 29, 2019Plants & Animals
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) are perhaps one of the world’s most easily-recognized animals. With their incred ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 26, 2019Microbiology
After a global survey of the world's oceans, an international team of researchers has found almost 200,000 new species o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2019Cannabis Sciences
The idea that there are different strains, (Cannabis indica and Cannabis sativa), has almost become cannabis dogma. ...Written By: Amy LoriauxAPR 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in Global Change Biology brings bad news from the Arctic: spring is here – early. The r ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 24, 2019Videos
What's your favorite fruit? Fresh strawberries in the summer, or maybe crisp fall apples? What about a juicy pawpaw? ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
There are some animal that could offer incredible insight into health and disease, but we've lacked the tools and the kn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2019Plants & Animals
If you’ve ever frightened a fish in its natural habitat before, then you’ve likely observed that all the sur ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 23, 2019Plants & Animals
Good news for all those animal lovers out there: the New Zealand Department of Conservation claims that the kakapo parro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2019Plants & Animals
The Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp.) captivates biologists and conservationists alike, and so it should come ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2019Plants & Animals
Hidden somewhere in a drawer in Kenya’s Nairobi National Museum were fossilized bones that stayed off the radar fo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
The worldwide celebration of Earth Day began on April 22, 1970, when people rallied together to protest the declining bi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 21, 2019Earth & The Environment
Yesterday marked nine years since the Deepwater Horizon crude oil started to leak into the Gulf of Mexico. The leak ende ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Microbes that produce defensive compounds have contributed to the major source of antibiotics and other therapeutics. Ho ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 19, 2019Videos
It seems that a new species of ancient human has been discovered. The tiny hominid hails from the Philippines.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2019Plants & Animals
Animal conservationists frequently attach GPS tracking tags to animals to better understand their lifestyles and movemen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2019Plants & Animals
Florida’s Everglades National Park is the single largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and as such, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2019Plants & Animals
Asia’s Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) is perhaps one of the world’s rarest turtle species ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2019Plants & Animals
It seems like each passing day brings a new wave of animal conservationists warning the world about the risk of a specif ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 13, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A genome database works like a police finger print log. If the finger print has been taken before, then when it is ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAPR 10, 2019Health & Medicine
In a study published in February in the journal, Nature researchers report more evidence that microbial diversity ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAPR 10, 2019Immunology
It’s morel mushroom season in the United States and it promises to be a good one! Plenty of rain and warmth favor ...Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldAPR 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
An unusual amino acid called selenocysteine is not encoded directly in the genome, but is needed for the function of som ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2019Microbiology
Researchers want to identify and characterize the microbes hosted by the human body to understanding how they impact our ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2019Plants & Animals
It’s not uncommon for paleontologists to unearth dinosaur fossils in the form of well-preserved bones or tracks, b ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
APR 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) are perhaps one of the world’s most easily-recognized animals. With their incred
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 26, 2019
Microbiology
After a global survey of the world's oceans, an international team of researchers has found almost 200,000 new species o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
The idea that there are different strains, (Cannabis indica and Cannabis sativa), has almost become cannabis dogma.
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
APR 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in Global Change Biology brings bad news from the Arctic: spring is here – early. The r
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 24, 2019
Videos
What's your favorite fruit? Fresh strawberries in the summer, or maybe crisp fall apples? What about a juicy pawpaw?
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
There are some animal that could offer incredible insight into health and disease, but we've lacked the tools and the kn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2019
Plants & Animals
If you’ve ever frightened a fish in its natural habitat before, then you’ve likely observed that all the sur
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 23, 2019
Plants & Animals
Good news for all those animal lovers out there: the New Zealand Department of Conservation claims that the kakapo parro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
The Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp.) captivates biologists and conservationists alike, and so it should come
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
Hidden somewhere in a drawer in Kenya’s Nairobi National Museum were fossilized bones that stayed off the radar fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The worldwide celebration of Earth Day began on April 22, 1970, when people rallied together to protest the declining bi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 21, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Yesterday marked nine years since the Deepwater Horizon crude oil started to leak into the Gulf of Mexico. The leak ende
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Microbes that produce defensive compounds have contributed to the major source of antibiotics and other therapeutics. Ho
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 19, 2019
Videos
It seems that a new species of ancient human has been discovered. The tiny hominid hails from the Philippines.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal conservationists frequently attach GPS tracking tags to animals to better understand their lifestyles and movemen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
Florida’s Everglades National Park is the single largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and as such,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
Asia’s Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) is perhaps one of the world’s rarest turtle species
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
It seems like each passing day brings a new wave of animal conservationists warning the world about the risk of a specif
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 13, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A genome database works like a police finger print log. If the finger print has been taken before, then when it is
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 10, 2019
Health & Medicine
In a study published in February in the journal, Nature researchers report more evidence that microbial diversity
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 10, 2019
Immunology
It’s morel mushroom season in the United States and it promises to be a good one! Plenty of rain and warmth favor
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
APR 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
An unusual amino acid called selenocysteine is not encoded directly in the genome, but is needed for the function of som
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers want to identify and characterize the microbes hosted by the human body to understanding how they impact our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2019
Plants & Animals
It’s not uncommon for paleontologists to unearth dinosaur fossils in the form of well-preserved bones or tracks, b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard