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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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APR 02, 2017Plants & Animals
If you haven’t heard, the world is going through a bit of a honey bee crisis right now. Shortages of these little ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 01, 2017Plants & Animals
The bulk of the wooly mammoth population is thought to have died out some 14,000 years ago, but that’s not to say ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 31, 2017Videos
You may be surprised to discover what actually goes on during the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly. Of cours ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
The North Atlantic may not be a place that you think of as having a vast biodiverse coral reef ecosystem. But in fact th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 30, 2017Plants & Animals
A grand total of 11 Asian Elephants have been rescued over the weekend after they made their way into to a mud pit in th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 29, 2017Videos
There has been an ongoing controversy about the simultaneous dangers and wonders of GMOs, or genetically modified organi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 29, 2017Plants & Animals
Recent sightings of an elusive population of Indochinese Tiger cubs in Thailand are now prompting excitement from conser ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The first report of a genetically modified ant has provided insight into how complex insect societies arose in insects. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 27, 2017Earth & The Environment
Ecuador has seen a huge achievement recently from the culmination of several years of teamwork between provincial and lo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Dinosaur experts are getting excited over some major footprint discoveries located on Australia’s Western beaches ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 26, 2017Plants & Animals
Poaching continues to be a major problem for a number of beautiful species in Kenya, and yet another animal has reported ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 25, 2017Videos
Mythology aside, interspecies breeding is unsuccessful for the majority of the time due to fundamentals of genetics. In ...MAR 25, 2017Cancer
Here’s a perplexing and unsettling reality: People who do their best to adopt a healthy lifestyle, including limit ...MAR 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a mechanism used by a unicellular organism that turns so-called junk DNA into meaningful gen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2017Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 22, 2017Plants & Animals
Scientists are learning that more animals use tools in the wild than previously thought. It seems humans aren’t th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 21, 2017Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that humpback whales are observed in large groups. They’re typically loners that will som ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 21, 2017Videos
While microbes reside virtually everywhere, there has been intense research interest in microbes residing in one place i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Nature has given people a rich resource of materials we can use for myriad purposes, and humans have turned to nature fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 21, 2017Videos
Most people have heard of the wolf reintroduction program that took place in Yellowstone National Park in the mid 1990s. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 20, 2017Videos
Perhaps you have never thought about where all a whale's poop goes. Well, as soon as you think about it, you've got your ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 20, 2017Plants & Animals
There are a handful of animal species that have involuntarily went extinct over the decades, and a truckload of others r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 19, 2017Plants & Animals
There is undoubtedly a problem with the way things are going on our planet. The human species continues to grow and spre ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 17, 2017Microbiology
Antibiotics are bad for bees! Most of us think of antibiotics as good things - drugs that help treat infections a ...Written By: Kerry Evans
APR 02, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you haven’t heard, the world is going through a bit of a honey bee crisis right now. Shortages of these little
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
The bulk of the wooly mammoth population is thought to have died out some 14,000 years ago, but that’s not to say
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 31, 2017
Videos
You may be surprised to discover what actually goes on during the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly. Of cours
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The North Atlantic may not be a place that you think of as having a vast biodiverse coral reef ecosystem. But in fact th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 30, 2017
Plants & Animals
A grand total of 11 Asian Elephants have been rescued over the weekend after they made their way into to a mud pit in th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 29, 2017
Videos
There has been an ongoing controversy about the simultaneous dangers and wonders of GMOs, or genetically modified organi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 29, 2017
Plants & Animals
Recent sightings of an elusive population of Indochinese Tiger cubs in Thailand are now prompting excitement from conser
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The first report of a genetically modified ant has provided insight into how complex insect societies arose in insects.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Ecuador has seen a huge achievement recently from the culmination of several years of teamwork between provincial and lo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Dinosaur experts are getting excited over some major footprint discoveries located on Australia’s Western beaches
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
Poaching continues to be a major problem for a number of beautiful species in Kenya, and yet another animal has reported
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 25, 2017
Videos
Mythology aside, interspecies breeding is unsuccessful for the majority of the time due to fundamentals of genetics. In
...
MAR 25, 2017
Cancer
Here’s a perplexing and unsettling reality: People who do their best to adopt a healthy lifestyle, including limit
...
MAR 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a mechanism used by a unicellular organism that turns so-called junk DNA into meaningful gen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2017
Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
Scientists are learning that more animals use tools in the wild than previously thought. It seems humans aren’t th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that humpback whales are observed in large groups. They’re typically loners that will som
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 21, 2017
Videos
While microbes reside virtually everywhere, there has been intense research interest in microbes residing in one place i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Nature has given people a rich resource of materials we can use for myriad purposes, and humans have turned to nature fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 21, 2017
Videos
Most people have heard of the wolf reintroduction program that took place in Yellowstone National Park in the mid 1990s.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 20, 2017
Videos
Perhaps you have never thought about where all a whale's poop goes. Well, as soon as you think about it, you've got your
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
There are a handful of animal species that have involuntarily went extinct over the decades, and a truckload of others r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
There is undoubtedly a problem with the way things are going on our planet. The human species continues to grow and spre
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 17, 2017
Microbiology
Antibiotics are bad for bees! Most of us think of antibiotics as good things - drugs that help treat infections a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans