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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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MAY 26, 2018Videos
Blowfish are known for their incredible defense mechanism: they can puff out into a spiky ball when threatened, as shown ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have recently learned more about HIV by studying the evolutionary race between a virus and an anti-viral prot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2018Plants & Animals
Bats have earned the reputation as a type of naturally-existing mosquito population control in some parts of the world b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2018Plants & Animals
A clear majority of mammal species have been in decline throughout North America over the last several decades, but one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2018Earth & The Environment
If you didn’t already know, China has a huge plan in the works. Called the Belt and Road initiative, the project i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 21, 2018Plants & Animals
Animal researchers have known for some time that different species of birds sometimes cooperate for mutual benefit in th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 21, 2018Earth & The Environment
Our protected lands are not as protected as we may think. A new study published in Science reveals that one-third of the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 21, 2018Plants & Animals
Many animals respond to an elevated predator presence by increasing their group size. After all, there’s power in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 21, 2018Cancer
The malarial parasite expresses a protein, VAR2CSA, that binds to chondroitin sulfate (CS) found on both placental and c ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 19, 2018Videos
In recent years, scientists have turned to a new kind of research model: organoids. They are a miniature, simplified ver ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2018Earth & The Environment
There has long been controversy regarding the adverse effects of logging, especially concerning the practice of whole-tr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 17, 2018Microbiology
Along with partners like Médecins Sans Frontières, WHO is springing into action to try to stop the spread of the virus.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2018Plants & Animals
While many recognize red as the traditional color of blood, you might be surprised to learn that a handful of lizards sp ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 15, 2018Plants & Animals
Gauging how warmer climate impacts a particular species can be a challenging task, but researchers from the Max Planck I ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 15, 2018Earth & The Environment
Let me lay down a little equation for you about hippos: 3,000 lb hippo eats 100 lbs veg per day => ? lbs dung in wate ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 14, 2018Plants & Animals
As you drive down the road and gaze off to the side, you may see a variety of plants growing near the roadside. But new ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 14, 2018Plants & Animals
Native to South Africa, the black rhinoceros is just one of many rhino species recognized by the International Union for ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 11, 2018Immunology
Neural stem cells designed to be identical to the host they were derived from are the newest hope for scientists in tran ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 08, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are learning more about the microbes that we carry in and on our bodies, and how they impact our health.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2018Plants & Animals
Researchers have long wondered why so many bird species fly such extended distances during their migration patterns, but ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 07, 2018Plants & Animals
Motherly birds often sit atop their own eggs to keep them at an ideal temperature for incubation, but a short-tailed alb ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 03, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Perhaps you have been investigating supplementing cannabidiol (CBD) into your diet? You have probably discovered that yo ...Written By: Melissa MooreMAY 03, 2018Videos
There are roughly 5,000 species of mammals, animals within the class Mammalia. That means all those animals have vertebr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 26, 2018
Videos
Blowfish are known for their incredible defense mechanism: they can puff out into a spiky ball when threatened, as shown
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have recently learned more about HIV by studying the evolutionary race between a virus and an anti-viral prot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bats have earned the reputation as a type of naturally-existing mosquito population control in some parts of the world b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2018
Plants & Animals
A clear majority of mammal species have been in decline throughout North America over the last several decades, but one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2018
Earth & The Environment
If you didn’t already know, China has a huge plan in the works. Called the Belt and Road initiative, the project i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 21, 2018
Plants & Animals
Animal researchers have known for some time that different species of birds sometimes cooperate for mutual benefit in th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 21, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Our protected lands are not as protected as we may think. A new study published in Science reveals that one-third of the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 21, 2018
Plants & Animals
Many animals respond to an elevated predator presence by increasing their group size. After all, there’s power in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 21, 2018
Cancer
The malarial parasite expresses a protein, VAR2CSA, that binds to chondroitin sulfate (CS) found on both placental and c
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 19, 2018
Videos
In recent years, scientists have turned to a new kind of research model: organoids. They are a miniature, simplified ver
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2018
Earth & The Environment
There has long been controversy regarding the adverse effects of logging, especially concerning the practice of whole-tr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 17, 2018
Microbiology
Along with partners like Médecins Sans Frontières, WHO is springing into action to try to stop the spread of the virus.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2018
Plants & Animals
While many recognize red as the traditional color of blood, you might be surprised to learn that a handful of lizards sp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2018
Plants & Animals
Gauging how warmer climate impacts a particular species can be a challenging task, but researchers from the Max Planck I
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Let me lay down a little equation for you about hippos: 3,000 lb hippo eats 100 lbs veg per day => ? lbs dung in wate
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 14, 2018
Plants & Animals
As you drive down the road and gaze off to the side, you may see a variety of plants growing near the roadside. But new
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 14, 2018
Plants & Animals
Native to South Africa, the black rhinoceros is just one of many rhino species recognized by the International Union for
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 11, 2018
Immunology
Neural stem cells designed to be identical to the host they were derived from are the newest hope for scientists in tran
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 08, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are learning more about the microbes that we carry in and on our bodies, and how they impact our health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2018
Plants & Animals
Researchers have long wondered why so many bird species fly such extended distances during their migration patterns, but
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 07, 2018
Plants & Animals
Motherly birds often sit atop their own eggs to keep them at an ideal temperature for incubation, but a short-tailed alb
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 03, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Perhaps you have been investigating supplementing cannabidiol (CBD) into your diet? You have probably discovered that yo
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
MAY 03, 2018
Videos
There are roughly 5,000 species of mammals, animals within the class Mammalia. That means all those animals have vertebr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan