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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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APR 30, 2017Plants & Animals
Goldfish are among some of the world’s most popular species of pet fish, but despite popular belief, it’s ge ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 28, 2017Plants & Animals
Large quantities of humpback whales are dying in the Atlantic region for unexplained reasons, and even the world’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 27, 2017Cardiology
We may need to walk seven miles a day and spend seven hours on our feet to avoid heart disease, a study with postal work ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 24, 2017Earth & The Environment
Researchers are working to digitally preserve the bodies of lemurs that have died so future students and scientists ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 23, 2017Videos
We know that some animals are loyal to their partner for their entire lifetime, something that most humans even struggle ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 23, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have reported interesting new evidence that upends common knowledge about gut nerve cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2017Plants & Animals
In Scotland, the Highland Wildlife Park has built a new enclosure that will soon be home to a uniquely elusive leopard s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2017Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 22, 2017Plants & Animals
Is being smarter an advantage? Apparently, it depends on what type of creature you are and what you do to make the world ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 21, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2017Cancer
Strawberry season is in full swing, and researchers say the extract of this sweet fruit may stop the spread of breast ca ...APR 21, 2017Microbiology
Geobacter is a remarkable genus of bacteria. They were the first organisms found to be able to oxidize organic compounds ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 21, 2017Videos
While most people see an ocean, and don't really think twice about it, the reality is we've only explored a relatively s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
As I learned during an ecology lab in college, biodiversity assessment is currently the most effective and accepted meth ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 19, 2017Cancer
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins that keep our cells alive and well. Unfortunately, these molecules are a ...APR 18, 2017Plants & Animals
There exists a creature at the bottom of lagoons known as a shipworm, and it’s so terrifying to look at that most ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 18, 2017Cancer
Chemotherapy is intended to be an aggressive attack on cancer, but all too often, the body also sustains major injuries ...APR 16, 2017Microbiology
"While lice are highly maligned, they provide a wealth of scientific information," said Dr. Bret BoydWritten By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2017Plants & Animals
If you were to scavenge the world to see just how many different kinds of trees there were, you would find so many that ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2017Plants & Animals
While cave-dwelling fish might be somewhat of a regularity in certain parts of the world, you used to be able to count E ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 12, 2017Earth & The Environment
Deep-sea mining. Sounds like an extreme sport, doesn’t it? And it just might be the next extreme mineral extractio ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 12, 2017Plants & Animals
While new animal species continue to be discovered each and every day, perhaps one of the most interesting discoveries a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2017Plants & Animals
What was the first animal on Earth before all of these complex life forms came into existence? Many would be quick to te ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2017Earth & The Environment
Scientists and reef lovers alike are in alarm over the recent news that has come from the aerial surveys conducted by th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 30, 2017
Plants & Animals
Goldfish are among some of the world’s most popular species of pet fish, but despite popular belief, it’s ge
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
Large quantities of humpback whales are dying in the Atlantic region for unexplained reasons, and even the world’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 27, 2017
Cardiology
We may need to walk seven miles a day and spend seven hours on our feet to avoid heart disease, a study with postal work
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 24, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Researchers are working to digitally preserve the bodies of lemurs that have died so future students and scientists
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 23, 2017
Videos
We know that some animals are loyal to their partner for their entire lifetime, something that most humans even struggle
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have reported interesting new evidence that upends common knowledge about gut nerve cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2017
Plants & Animals
In Scotland, the Highland Wildlife Park has built a new enclosure that will soon be home to a uniquely elusive leopard s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2017
Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
Is being smarter an advantage? Apparently, it depends on what type of creature you are and what you do to make the world
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 21, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2017
Cancer
Strawberry season is in full swing, and researchers say the extract of this sweet fruit may stop the spread of breast ca
...
APR 21, 2017
Microbiology
Geobacter is a remarkable genus of bacteria. They were the first organisms found to be able to oxidize organic compounds
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 21, 2017
Videos
While most people see an ocean, and don't really think twice about it, the reality is we've only explored a relatively s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
As I learned during an ecology lab in college, biodiversity assessment is currently the most effective and accepted meth
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 19, 2017
Cancer
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins that keep our cells alive and well. Unfortunately, these molecules are a
...
APR 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
There exists a creature at the bottom of lagoons known as a shipworm, and it’s so terrifying to look at that most
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 18, 2017
Cancer
Chemotherapy is intended to be an aggressive attack on cancer, but all too often, the body also sustains major injuries
...
APR 16, 2017
Microbiology
"While lice are highly maligned, they provide a wealth of scientific information," said Dr. Bret Boyd
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you were to scavenge the world to see just how many different kinds of trees there were, you would find so many that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2017
Plants & Animals
While cave-dwelling fish might be somewhat of a regularity in certain parts of the world, you used to be able to count E
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 12, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Deep-sea mining. Sounds like an extreme sport, doesn’t it? And it just might be the next extreme mineral extractio
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
While new animal species continue to be discovered each and every day, perhaps one of the most interesting discoveries a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2017
Plants & Animals
What was the first animal on Earth before all of these complex life forms came into existence? Many would be quick to te
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Scientists and reef lovers alike are in alarm over the recent news that has come from the aerial surveys conducted by th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan