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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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SEP 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Endemic to Africa’s mid-elevation forest space is the Willard’s Sooty Boubou, a bird species that, up until ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 18, 2018Plants & Animals
Bees and wasps share a lot in common; the clear majority of both sport the familiar black and yellow color scheme, retai ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2018Plants & Animals
Oceanic plastic pollution has developed into a significant issue in recent years. Not only does it dirty up our planet, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 15, 2018Microbiology
It seems that many microbes, including strains in the human gut that are potentially pathogenic, can generate electricit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2018Plants & Animals
The Earth is home to a wide assortment of turtle species, but many populations continue to decline despite rigorous cons ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 11, 2018Plants & Animals
Those who observe nature for a living are bound to happen upon captivating discoveries. For a team of North American res ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 10, 2018Microbiology
We share the world with an untold number of microorganisms, most of which pose no threat to us; but some microbes can be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2018Technology
A fairly young and dynamic discipline, the study of machine ethics is geared towards humans. However, now the field is b ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 07, 2018Videos
Over 220,000 species, around 15 percent of the world's described animals, are known to be venomous.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2018Microbiology
Scientists want to know more about how the microbes we carry in and on us are related to cancer development.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2018Plants & Animals
Setting out bird feeders stocked with fresh seeds is a common practice among bird lovers and nature appreciators. But wo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 05, 2018Earth & The Environment
A warming climate will ultimately favor some species over others. One such species is a parasite called the liver fluke, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 04, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that were long thought to be untreatable may now be treated with a powerful antibiotic acc ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 04, 2018Plants & Animals
In the world of animal conservation, head-starting is a technique used by experts to prevent threatened species from inc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 03, 2018Microbiology
This work is a step toward bioengineering the microbes in the gut for improved human health.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2018Plants & Animals
Dinosaur evolution is a hot topic in the scientific community because it can help us understand how and why modern anima ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 31, 2018Technology
Wouldn’t it be convenient to have technology that can easily, quickly and cheaply categorize whether or not a mosq ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 29, 2018Plants & Animals
When it comes to animal conservation, opinions vary from one person to the next concerning how to go about it. But a new ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 28, 2018Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies don’t take too kindly to the colder Winter months. The insects naturally avoid the cold by mig ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 28, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This cell type has never been observed in laboratory animals.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2018Videos
It sounds like a horror movie. At night, while people are peacefully sleeping, a tiny bug crawls over their face, takes ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
The classification of organisms into groups, taxonomy, has taken an important step forward.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2018Videos
Why do turtles live so long? Apparently, it may have something to do with a slow metabolism which means that turtles nee ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 27, 2018Videos
Some animals have bizarre diets that are not usually thought of. For example, some species of crocodiles eat a huge rang ...Written By: Nouran Amin
SEP 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Endemic to Africa’s mid-elevation forest space is the Willard’s Sooty Boubou, a bird species that, up until
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 18, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bees and wasps share a lot in common; the clear majority of both sport the familiar black and yellow color scheme, retai
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2018
Plants & Animals
Oceanic plastic pollution has developed into a significant issue in recent years. Not only does it dirty up our planet,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 15, 2018
Microbiology
It seems that many microbes, including strains in the human gut that are potentially pathogenic, can generate electricit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
The Earth is home to a wide assortment of turtle species, but many populations continue to decline despite rigorous cons
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 11, 2018
Plants & Animals
Those who observe nature for a living are bound to happen upon captivating discoveries. For a team of North American res
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 10, 2018
Microbiology
We share the world with an untold number of microorganisms, most of which pose no threat to us; but some microbes can be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2018
Technology
A fairly young and dynamic discipline, the study of machine ethics is geared towards humans. However, now the field is b
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 07, 2018
Videos
Over 220,000 species, around 15 percent of the world's described animals, are known to be venomous.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists want to know more about how the microbes we carry in and on us are related to cancer development.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Setting out bird feeders stocked with fresh seeds is a common practice among bird lovers and nature appreciators. But wo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 05, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A warming climate will ultimately favor some species over others. One such species is a parasite called the liver fluke,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that were long thought to be untreatable may now be treated with a powerful antibiotic acc
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 04, 2018
Plants & Animals
In the world of animal conservation, head-starting is a technique used by experts to prevent threatened species from inc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 03, 2018
Microbiology
This work is a step toward bioengineering the microbes in the gut for improved human health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2018
Plants & Animals
Dinosaur evolution is a hot topic in the scientific community because it can help us understand how and why modern anima
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 31, 2018
Technology
Wouldn’t it be convenient to have technology that can easily, quickly and cheaply categorize whether or not a mosq
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 29, 2018
Plants & Animals
When it comes to animal conservation, opinions vary from one person to the next concerning how to go about it. But a new
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 28, 2018
Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies don’t take too kindly to the colder Winter months. The insects naturally avoid the cold by mig
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 28, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This cell type has never been observed in laboratory animals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2018
Videos
It sounds like a horror movie. At night, while people are peacefully sleeping, a tiny bug crawls over their face, takes
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
The classification of organisms into groups, taxonomy, has taken an important step forward.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2018
Videos
Why do turtles live so long? Apparently, it may have something to do with a slow metabolism which means that turtles nee
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 27, 2018
Videos
Some animals have bizarre diets that are not usually thought of. For example, some species of crocodiles eat a huge rang
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin