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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 23, 2019Plants & Animals
When it comes to animal conservation, habitat protection is often one of the critical ingredients of success. That said, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2019Plants & Animals
Over the years, scientists have learned about literally thousands of different bird species, and each one sports a disti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2019Microbiology
Fecal transplants can restore balance to a dysfunctional microbiome. But not all fecal transplants are the same.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2019Plants & Animals
Standing tall in the display room of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois is Sue the T. Rex, an incr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 21, 2019Plants & Animals
More than four decades ago, curious researchers carefully analyzed the stomach contents of a Central American coral snak ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 20, 2019Videos
A Hawaiian tree snail, Achatinella apexfulva, by the name of George has officially become the first extinc ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 16, 2019Plants & Animals
In case you’ve never heard the story of Romeo the frog, he was once thought to be the last living specimen of the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 14, 2019Plants & Animals
The discovery of a new animal species is typically followed by excitement and praise, but after a team of researchers fr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 14, 2019Technology
Due to many contributing factors one of which is climate change, today the risk of extinction poses stronger than ever w ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 14, 2019Plants & Animals
The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the second-largest animal species on Earth after the blue whale, but despite it ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 10, 2019Health & Medicine
study identified that the endogenous secreted Wnt inhibitor DKK2 suppresses the hair follicle developmentWritten By: Aswini KannegantiJAN 09, 2019Plants & Animals
The world and its many landscapes are continuously changing, so it should come as no surprise that wild animals follow s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 08, 2019Plants & Animals
The world is home to all kinds of bees, some better-known than others, but all bee species play an essential role in the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 08, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Is it natural to remain committed to a mate for life? Researchers at the University of Texas Austin have used genetics t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2019Microbiology
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filoviru ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2019Plants & Animals
When three large cats arrived at Prague Zoo from India in 2015, staff crossed their fingers and hoped the animals could ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2019Plants & Animals
Endemic to the island of Borneo, the humble proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) tries its best to survive despite severa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2019Earth & The Environment
The west coast of the United States is a hotspot for biodiversity. Sea otters, harbor seals, shorebirds, fish and shellf ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the Florida Museum of National History have banded together to urge other scientists to take advantage o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 03, 2019Microbiology
Th mycobacteria family of microbes includes over 70 members, which are everywhere and are often harmless. But they make ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2019Cannabis Sciences
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that marijuana is not as safe as it seems. It bases this claim base ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 02, 2019Health & Medicine
While the images that you find on different websites of mites that live on humans may be frightening, most have a symbio ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 02, 2019Plants & Animals
Hummingbirds are seemingly peaceful creatures; with their long, flexible bills, they’re continuously sipping necta ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 01, 2019Plants & Animals
Indonesia’s Javan Rhino is one of the most elusive rhino species in the world. With just 63-67 of the animals stil ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 23, 2019
Plants & Animals
When it comes to animal conservation, habitat protection is often one of the critical ingredients of success. That said,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
Over the years, scientists have learned about literally thousands of different bird species, and each one sports a disti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2019
Microbiology
Fecal transplants can restore balance to a dysfunctional microbiome. But not all fecal transplants are the same.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2019
Plants & Animals
Standing tall in the display room of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois is Sue the T. Rex, an incr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 21, 2019
Plants & Animals
More than four decades ago, curious researchers carefully analyzed the stomach contents of a Central American coral snak
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 20, 2019
Videos
A Hawaiian tree snail, Achatinella apexfulva, by the name of George has officially become the first extinc
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
In case you’ve never heard the story of Romeo the frog, he was once thought to be the last living specimen of the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 14, 2019
Plants & Animals
The discovery of a new animal species is typically followed by excitement and praise, but after a team of researchers fr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 14, 2019
Technology
Due to many contributing factors one of which is climate change, today the risk of extinction poses stronger than ever w
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 14, 2019
Plants & Animals
The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the second-largest animal species on Earth after the blue whale, but despite it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 10, 2019
Health & Medicine
study identified that the endogenous secreted Wnt inhibitor DKK2 suppresses the hair follicle development
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
JAN 09, 2019
Plants & Animals
The world and its many landscapes are continuously changing, so it should come as no surprise that wild animals follow s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 08, 2019
Plants & Animals
The world is home to all kinds of bees, some better-known than others, but all bee species play an essential role in the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 08, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Is it natural to remain committed to a mate for life? Researchers at the University of Texas Austin have used genetics t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2019
Microbiology
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filoviru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
When three large cats arrived at Prague Zoo from India in 2015, staff crossed their fingers and hoped the animals could
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
Endemic to the island of Borneo, the humble proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) tries its best to survive despite severa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The west coast of the United States is a hotspot for biodiversity. Sea otters, harbor seals, shorebirds, fish and shellf
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the Florida Museum of National History have banded together to urge other scientists to take advantage o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 03, 2019
Microbiology
Th mycobacteria family of microbes includes over 70 members, which are everywhere and are often harmless. But they make
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that marijuana is not as safe as it seems. It bases this claim base
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 02, 2019
Health & Medicine
While the images that you find on different websites of mites that live on humans may be frightening, most have a symbio
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
Hummingbirds are seemingly peaceful creatures; with their long, flexible bills, they’re continuously sipping necta
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
Indonesia’s Javan Rhino is one of the most elusive rhino species in the world. With just 63-67 of the animals stil
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard