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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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MAY 23, 2017Plants & Animals
Turtles are interesting creatures. Ranging in sizes from large to small and living both in water and on land, these crea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 21, 2017Earth & The Environment
Ocean temperatures are rising at alarming levels in the Gulf of Maine, which sits just north of Rhode Island. Studies fr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 21, 2017Videos
When you look through your skin in your wrist and see your blood veins, do they look blue or red? Most of you will proba ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 21, 2017Plants & Animals
Humboldt penguins are native to the coasts of certain South American countries, including Chile and Peru to name a few. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Enterococci, so-called superbugs that plague hospitals, have been around since terrestrial life began.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2017Plants & Animals
When it comes to the fish world, the subsurface creatures sometimes find themselves met with problems that require thoug ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 19, 2017Microbiology
Candida auris is often resistant to most antibiotic treatments.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2017Plants & Animals
Many scientists call our current geologic epoch the Anthropocene, which refers to the period during which human act ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 19, 2017Earth & The Environment
Climate scientists have predicted that in order to adapt to climate change, species will move towards the poles and high ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 19, 2017Plants & Animals
When you think of birds, the first thing that comes to mind is how they have wings and they fly. In fact, sometimes peop ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 17, 2017Cancer
Whole tomatoes may be more than just tasty foods. A new study reports that extracts from these fruits can stop the growt ...MAY 17, 2017Videos
You may know the mountain lion by one of its many other names: cougar, puma, catamount, panther. This animal is the larg ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 16, 2017Plants & Animals
The vaquita is on its way out, according to experts who’ve been studying the elusive Mexican porpoise in the Gulf ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 15, 2017Plants & Animals
If there’s one kind of animal in the wild that doesn’t get as much attention as it should, it just might be ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 14, 2017Plants & Animals
Predators are always on the prowl for potentially satisfying meals. Their prey, on the other hand, are typically just as ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 13, 2017Plants & Animals
Mankind may know how to farm, but as history shows, ants have been doing it long before humans even walked the Earth; pe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 13, 2017Microbiology
Kleptoplasty. It sounds cool. It is cool. Acquired phototrophy is a process where organisms - usually aquatic protists o ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 12, 2017Cancer
By diving deep into the cancer history of one patient, scientists say they’re able to ‘carbon date’ th ...MAY 12, 2017Plants & Animals
Given the nature of various whale species today, which have varying appetites ranging from krill to larger fish dependin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 11, 2017Earth & The Environment
Encroachment from human development and urbanization has been displacing animals for decades. Bears and coyotes often fa ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 11, 2017Earth & The Environment
When I first walked off the plane onto the red earth of Baltra Island, I immediately got the feeling that I was in anoth ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 11, 2017Plants & Animals
The dinosaur eras of Earth were filled with numerous types of creatures. While scientists agree that many dinosaurs were ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 10, 2017Videos
Across the world, there are flowing bodies of water known as rivers and streams. These bodies of water are often found a ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAY 23, 2017
Plants & Animals
Turtles are interesting creatures. Ranging in sizes from large to small and living both in water and on land, these crea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 21, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Ocean temperatures are rising at alarming levels in the Gulf of Maine, which sits just north of Rhode Island. Studies fr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 21, 2017
Videos
When you look through your skin in your wrist and see your blood veins, do they look blue or red? Most of you will proba
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
Humboldt penguins are native to the coasts of certain South American countries, including Chile and Peru to name a few.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Enterococci, so-called superbugs that plague hospitals, have been around since terrestrial life began.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
When it comes to the fish world, the subsurface creatures sometimes find themselves met with problems that require thoug
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 19, 2017
Microbiology
Candida auris is often resistant to most antibiotic treatments.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
Many scientists call our current geologic epoch the Anthropocene, which refers to the period during which human act
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 19, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Climate scientists have predicted that in order to adapt to climate change, species will move towards the poles and high
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
When you think of birds, the first thing that comes to mind is how they have wings and they fly. In fact, sometimes peop
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 17, 2017
Cancer
Whole tomatoes may be more than just tasty foods. A new study reports that extracts from these fruits can stop the growt
...
MAY 17, 2017
Videos
You may know the mountain lion by one of its many other names: cougar, puma, catamount, panther. This animal is the larg
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 16, 2017
Plants & Animals
The vaquita is on its way out, according to experts who’ve been studying the elusive Mexican porpoise in the Gulf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2017
Plants & Animals
If there’s one kind of animal in the wild that doesn’t get as much attention as it should, it just might be
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
Predators are always on the prowl for potentially satisfying meals. Their prey, on the other hand, are typically just as
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 13, 2017
Plants & Animals
Mankind may know how to farm, but as history shows, ants have been doing it long before humans even walked the Earth; pe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 13, 2017
Microbiology
Kleptoplasty. It sounds cool. It is cool. Acquired phototrophy is a process where organisms - usually aquatic protists o
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 12, 2017
Cancer
By diving deep into the cancer history of one patient, scientists say they’re able to ‘carbon date’ th
...
MAY 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
Given the nature of various whale species today, which have varying appetites ranging from krill to larger fish dependin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 11, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Encroachment from human development and urbanization has been displacing animals for decades. Bears and coyotes often fa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 11, 2017
Earth & The Environment
When I first walked off the plane onto the red earth of Baltra Island, I immediately got the feeling that I was in anoth
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 11, 2017
Plants & Animals
The dinosaur eras of Earth were filled with numerous types of creatures. While scientists agree that many dinosaurs were
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 10, 2017
Videos
Across the world, there are flowing bodies of water known as rivers and streams. These bodies of water are often found a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard