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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 01, 2017Plants & Animals
The Los Angeles Zoo is proud to welcome two new Francois’ langur monkeys to their animal lineup. They were born ea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 01, 2017Earth & The Environment
In a new study published on Aug. 16 in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, a team of scientists relay the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
How much can 1 degree really hurt? A new study published in Current Biology has just answered that question, and the res ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 31, 2017Plants & Animals
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced on Friday the discovery of at least 381 new species throughout the Amazon rainfo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 30, 2017Videos
In Australia, Lake Hillier has a bright pink hue that can be seen from high up in the air on satellite photos. The lake ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 29, 2017Plants & Animals
Birds can take incredibly long trips when foraging or migrating, but the hidden mechanisms behind how they find their wa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 29, 2017Plants & Animals
Whenever horrendous flooding sweeps through an area, locals often spot massive brown blobs floating atop the flood and f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 28, 2017Microbiology
There is a lot of research that has linked the community of microbes we carry in our bodies to our health, it seems that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2017Plants & Animals
Facial recognition is just one way that people differentiate one person from another, but it's not unique to humans; ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 27, 2017Microbiology
With all the talk of the human microbiome, it’s worth pointing out that other organisms- even teeny tiny ones - ha ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 27, 2017Plants & Animals
A new species of frog discovered throughout the Western Ghats mountain range in India looks unlike any other frog you&rs ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 24, 2017Microbiology
Scientists are learning more about the specialized microbiomes of elite athletes.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2017Plants & Animals
The snow leopard is a creature that resides on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 23, 2017Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a mechanism used by microbes that live in salty lakes in Antarctica to aid growth and surviva ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2017Plants & Animals
Butterflies are perhaps one of the world’s most-loved insect species. Not only are they completely harmless, but t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 19, 2017Videos
Humans have succeeded where other species have failed because of our ingenuity. But the same technologies and inventions ...AUG 18, 2017Plants & Animals
Animal conservation researchers are making history by performing the first ever major health assessment of endangered wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 17, 2017Plants & Animals
When you go to the beach and happen upon an unsuspecting baby marine animal in distress, you should probably leave it al ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 17, 2017Earth & The Environment
Climate change is hitting some areas and species harder than others. Deserts in the Southwest of the United States are f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 16, 2017Plants & Animals
Animal conservation experts and crocodile lovers alike should be excited to hear that perhaps the most elusive crocodile ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 15, 2017Cardiology
Inflammation in the liver and boosted cholesterol levels in the blood vessels create the perfect storm for vascular dise ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 15, 2017Plants & Animals
It’s common for frogs, lizards, and some other vertebrates to hunt and devour spiders in the wild, but how often d ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 14, 2017Plants & Animals
Camera-bearing nature explorers had a rare opportunity recently to film an elusive all-white moose in Värmland, loc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 14, 2017Videos
How would you feel upon discovering that some of our - your - ancient ancestors interbreed with non-human species? Like. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
The Los Angeles Zoo is proud to welcome two new Francois’ langur monkeys to their animal lineup. They were born ea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 01, 2017
Earth & The Environment
In a new study published on Aug. 16 in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, a team of scientists relay the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
How much can 1 degree really hurt? A new study published in Current Biology has just answered that question, and the res
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 31, 2017
Plants & Animals
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced on Friday the discovery of at least 381 new species throughout the Amazon rainfo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 30, 2017
Videos
In Australia, Lake Hillier has a bright pink hue that can be seen from high up in the air on satellite photos. The lake
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 29, 2017
Plants & Animals
Birds can take incredibly long trips when foraging or migrating, but the hidden mechanisms behind how they find their wa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 29, 2017
Plants & Animals
Whenever horrendous flooding sweeps through an area, locals often spot massive brown blobs floating atop the flood and f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 28, 2017
Microbiology
There is a lot of research that has linked the community of microbes we carry in our bodies to our health, it seems that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
Facial recognition is just one way that people differentiate one person from another, but it's not unique to humans;
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 27, 2017
Microbiology
With all the talk of the human microbiome, it’s worth pointing out that other organisms- even teeny tiny ones - ha
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
A new species of frog discovered throughout the Western Ghats mountain range in India looks unlike any other frog you&rs
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 24, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists are learning more about the specialized microbiomes of elite athletes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
The snow leopard is a creature that resides on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 23, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a mechanism used by microbes that live in salty lakes in Antarctica to aid growth and surviva
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
Butterflies are perhaps one of the world’s most-loved insect species. Not only are they completely harmless, but t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 19, 2017
Videos
Humans have succeeded where other species have failed because of our ingenuity. But the same technologies and inventions
...
AUG 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
Animal conservation researchers are making history by performing the first ever major health assessment of endangered wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 17, 2017
Plants & Animals
When you go to the beach and happen upon an unsuspecting baby marine animal in distress, you should probably leave it al
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 17, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is hitting some areas and species harder than others. Deserts in the Southwest of the United States are f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 16, 2017
Plants & Animals
Animal conservation experts and crocodile lovers alike should be excited to hear that perhaps the most elusive crocodile
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 15, 2017
Cardiology
Inflammation in the liver and boosted cholesterol levels in the blood vessels create the perfect storm for vascular dise
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 15, 2017
Plants & Animals
It’s common for frogs, lizards, and some other vertebrates to hunt and devour spiders in the wild, but how often d
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
Camera-bearing nature explorers had a rare opportunity recently to film an elusive all-white moose in Värmland, loc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 14, 2017
Videos
How would you feel upon discovering that some of our - your - ancient ancestors interbreed with non-human species? Like.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan