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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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OCT 30, 2016Microbiology
Chemosynthetic symbionts are microbes that reside on the surface or inside of animals; they have to be able to function ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2016Plants & Animals
Bushmeat hunting may be hurting the balance of the natural ecosystem and destroying food security for nations around the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 29, 2016Plants & Animals
Biologists have long been stumped while thinking about where jaw evolution may have begun with life on Earth. One of the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 28, 2016Microbiology
Ever wish you could predict the future? Researchers at UC Davis designed a computer model to do just that - if you&rsquo ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 28, 2016Plants & Animals
Image Credit: Albertina Pimentel Lima Somewhere in the middle of the Amazon rain forest in South America is a strange ki ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 27, 2016Plants & Animals
A species of river dolphin known to the Yangtze River region of China was thought to have gone extinct a decade ago when ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 26, 2016Earth & The Environment
The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System — comprising of seven protected areas — is the longest barrier reef i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 26, 2016Plants & Animals
While on a field trip in Thailand with his colleagues, researcher Colin Strine of Sakaerat Environmental Research Statio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 25, 2016Microbiology
A cranberry a day keeps the doctor away. McGill University researchers found that cranberry extract helped slow the spre ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 24, 2016Videos
Palm oil is used for food products, detergents, cosmetics and - increasingly - biofuel. It's in your shampoo, your ice c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 24, 2016Plants & Animals
Scientists know that a variety of animal species actually use tools, just like we do, to make life easier, but it’ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 24, 2016Earth & The Environment
Just over a week ago TripAdvisor, and its booking service Viator, announced that it will no longer be selling tickets to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 23, 2016Plants & Animals
Lacking any ears like many other spider species, jumping spiders were once thought only to be able to feel vibrations fr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 22, 2016Plants & Animals
A discrepancy between scientists and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) may have red wolf populations, the most endange ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Old experiments have led to the notion that frogs boiled gradually will not try to escape, while a sudden dunk in hot wa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2016Plants & Animals
Giant pandas are somewhat of a staple in the animal kingdom. It’s one of the first species that comes to mind when ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 20, 2016Videos
Many plant-based substances can be used for medicinal purposes. Everyone's grandma has at least one or two household rem ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
New research from investigators at Duke University could have implications for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, scar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2016Plants & Animals
While the rusty patched bumble bee was just recommended for endangered species status by the United States Fish and Wild ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 19, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Crystallography Solves Unknown Structure of Novel Mosquito Toxin That Can Help Control ZikaWritten By: Jennifer EllisOCT 19, 2016Earth & The Environment
There has been found to be a trend throughout forests across all different biomes: Wooded areas with more tree species t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 19, 2016Videos
It's hard to imagine that a little tube of face wash or wrinkle cream could impact the environment, but it can and not b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 18, 2016Microbiology
Ever heard that babies aren’t supposed to eat honey? What’s the deal? Honey is great! Yes, honey is great, b ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 18, 2016Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal tracts have a huge community of microbes living there, some are good and some can be harmful. These ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2016
Microbiology
Chemosynthetic symbionts are microbes that reside on the surface or inside of animals; they have to be able to function
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2016
Plants & Animals
Bushmeat hunting may be hurting the balance of the natural ecosystem and destroying food security for nations around the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 29, 2016
Plants & Animals
Biologists have long been stumped while thinking about where jaw evolution may have begun with life on Earth. One of the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 28, 2016
Microbiology
Ever wish you could predict the future? Researchers at UC Davis designed a computer model to do just that - if you&rsquo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 28, 2016
Plants & Animals
Image Credit: Albertina Pimentel Lima Somewhere in the middle of the Amazon rain forest in South America is a strange ki
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 27, 2016
Plants & Animals
A species of river dolphin known to the Yangtze River region of China was thought to have gone extinct a decade ago when
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 26, 2016
Earth & The Environment
The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System — comprising of seven protected areas — is the longest barrier reef i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 26, 2016
Plants & Animals
While on a field trip in Thailand with his colleagues, researcher Colin Strine of Sakaerat Environmental Research Statio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 25, 2016
Microbiology
A cranberry a day keeps the doctor away. McGill University researchers found that cranberry extract helped slow the spre
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 24, 2016
Videos
Palm oil is used for food products, detergents, cosmetics and - increasingly - biofuel. It's in your shampoo, your ice c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 24, 2016
Plants & Animals
Scientists know that a variety of animal species actually use tools, just like we do, to make life easier, but it’
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 24, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Just over a week ago TripAdvisor, and its booking service Viator, announced that it will no longer be selling tickets to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 23, 2016
Plants & Animals
Lacking any ears like many other spider species, jumping spiders were once thought only to be able to feel vibrations fr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 22, 2016
Plants & Animals
A discrepancy between scientists and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) may have red wolf populations, the most endange
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Old experiments have led to the notion that frogs boiled gradually will not try to escape, while a sudden dunk in hot wa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2016
Plants & Animals
Giant pandas are somewhat of a staple in the animal kingdom. It’s one of the first species that comes to mind when
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 20, 2016
Videos
Many plant-based substances can be used for medicinal purposes. Everyone's grandma has at least one or two household rem
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research from investigators at Duke University could have implications for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, scar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2016
Plants & Animals
While the rusty patched bumble bee was just recommended for endangered species status by the United States Fish and Wild
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 19, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Crystallography Solves Unknown Structure of Novel Mosquito Toxin That Can Help Control Zika
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 19, 2016
Earth & The Environment
There has been found to be a trend throughout forests across all different biomes: Wooded areas with more tree species t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 19, 2016
Videos
It's hard to imagine that a little tube of face wash or wrinkle cream could impact the environment, but it can and not b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 18, 2016
Microbiology
Ever heard that babies aren’t supposed to eat honey? What’s the deal? Honey is great! Yes, honey is great, b
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 18, 2016
Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal tracts have a huge community of microbes living there, some are good and some can be harmful. These
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch