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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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DEC 16, 2016Microbiology
If you don’t love amoebas, there’s something wrong with you. Amoebas are adorable, little single-cell ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 16, 2016Plants & Animals
Lots of people look at spiders and see a grand total of eight legs, but no wings, and so they’ve largely been cons ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 15, 2016Plants & Animals
Earlier in the month, a Russian cargo ship failed after what appeared to be a successful launch out of the Earth’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Evolutionarily speaking, successful species are those that can procreate and pass their genetics to future generations. ...DEC 13, 2016Plants & Animals
Large snakes have been known to devour large meals, but perhaps this one tips the scales. Burmese Pythons, which are an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 11, 2016Plants & Animals
In the times of Ancient Rome, if you wore Tyrian Purple clothing of any sort, then you were considered a VIP. The color ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 10, 2016Plants & Animals
One of the things researchers always want to know more about is the history of life on our planet. Unearthing details ab ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 09, 2016Plants & Animals
Scientists studying the natural behavior and lifestyle of wild African elephants are finding something peculiar about ne ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 07, 2016Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 07, 2016Plants & Animals
As much of Antarctica remains unexplored because of its vastness and mysteriousness, any discovery that we come across o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 04, 2016Plants & Animals
Most of the time, when a very old fossil is found, it’s not easy to get color samples from the fossil because of i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 03, 2016Microbiology
Animals live in symbiosis with microorganisms, and that concept was established as early as the nineteenth century ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2016Plants & Animals
Some frogs can change their gender on demand, but perhaps they’re not having much say in the matter. An ong ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 01, 2016Plants & Animals
Humans have called dogs “man’s best friend” for ages. Dogs and people just get along so well, and it&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 30, 2016Plants & Animals
European rabbits are making themselves right at home on the continent of Australia. Although they’re not native to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 28, 2016Plants & Animals
Any time scientists discover a new species of animal on the home planet we thought we knew so well, animal lovers’ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 27, 2016Videos
Plants use sunlight in photosynthesis, but they also have a sort of sunscreen, a shield to protect themselves from sun o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2016Earth & The Environment
According the Yale Environment 360, starting in mid-October, hundreds of tufted puffins began washing up dead and emacia ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 26, 2016Microbiology
Viruses are a unique form of life that have challenged scientists since the dawn of biomedical research. They have even ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2016Plants & Animals
You’ve probably heard of stick insects, which can disguise themselves in the wild as small sticks or twigs, but ho ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 25, 2016Microbiology
Diplonemids are tiny, single celled organisms that are members of the protozoa kingdom, and were basically ignored by th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2016Cardiology
Many organisms are capable of regenerating limbs. Why not humans? New research could help humans experience the benefits ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 23, 2016Plants & Animals
Leprosy is an infectious disease that has been around for thousands of years. It can cause legions to appear on the surf ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 16, 2016
Microbiology
If you don’t love amoebas, there’s something wrong with you. Amoebas are adorable, little single-cell
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 16, 2016
Plants & Animals
Lots of people look at spiders and see a grand total of eight legs, but no wings, and so they’ve largely been cons
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 15, 2016
Plants & Animals
Earlier in the month, a Russian cargo ship failed after what appeared to be a successful launch out of the Earth’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Evolutionarily speaking, successful species are those that can procreate and pass their genetics to future generations.
...
DEC 13, 2016
Plants & Animals
Large snakes have been known to devour large meals, but perhaps this one tips the scales. Burmese Pythons, which are an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 11, 2016
Plants & Animals
In the times of Ancient Rome, if you wore Tyrian Purple clothing of any sort, then you were considered a VIP. The color
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 10, 2016
Plants & Animals
One of the things researchers always want to know more about is the history of life on our planet. Unearthing details ab
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 09, 2016
Plants & Animals
Scientists studying the natural behavior and lifestyle of wild African elephants are finding something peculiar about ne
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 07, 2016
Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
As much of Antarctica remains unexplored because of its vastness and mysteriousness, any discovery that we come across o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 04, 2016
Plants & Animals
Most of the time, when a very old fossil is found, it’s not easy to get color samples from the fossil because of i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 03, 2016
Microbiology
Animals live in symbiosis with microorganisms, and that concept was established as early as the nineteenth century
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2016
Plants & Animals
Some frogs can change their gender on demand, but perhaps they’re not having much say in the matter. An ong
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
Humans have called dogs “man’s best friend” for ages. Dogs and people just get along so well, and it&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 30, 2016
Plants & Animals
European rabbits are making themselves right at home on the continent of Australia. Although they’re not native to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2016
Plants & Animals
Any time scientists discover a new species of animal on the home planet we thought we knew so well, animal lovers’
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 27, 2016
Videos
Plants use sunlight in photosynthesis, but they also have a sort of sunscreen, a shield to protect themselves from sun o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2016
Earth & The Environment
According the Yale Environment 360, starting in mid-October, hundreds of tufted puffins began washing up dead and emacia
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 26, 2016
Microbiology
Viruses are a unique form of life that have challenged scientists since the dawn of biomedical research. They have even
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2016
Plants & Animals
You’ve probably heard of stick insects, which can disguise themselves in the wild as small sticks or twigs, but ho
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 25, 2016
Microbiology
Diplonemids are tiny, single celled organisms that are members of the protozoa kingdom, and were basically ignored by th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2016
Cardiology
Many organisms are capable of regenerating limbs. Why not humans? New research could help humans experience the benefits
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 23, 2016
Plants & Animals
Leprosy is an infectious disease that has been around for thousands of years. It can cause legions to appear on the surf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard