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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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AUG 21, 2016Videos
Scientists recently bestowed the title of oldest living vertebrate to the Greenland shark, behemoths of the Arctic that ...AUG 20, 2016Videos
Prosanta Chakrabarty is an evolutionary biologist and ichthyologist who discovers new species and examines the biology o ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAUG 19, 2016Plants & Animals
You know there’s still good in this world when you hear the story of how a Polish nature photographer named Krzysz ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 18, 2016Plants & Animals
What happened to the wooly mammoth that caused the species to go extinct? Scientists believe that a lack of water ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 17, 2016Microbiology
It is estimated that, in Germany, 15,000 people die from hospital-acquired “superbug” infections each year. ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 16, 2016Health & Medicine
A dietary compound called trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is found in foods like eggs and meat and has been associated wit ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 15, 2016Neuroscience
Does size matter? Well, it depends, but in terms of the brain, it’s definitely a factor. A study directed by neuro ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 14, 2016Plants & Animals
Tigers are among one of the beautiful species on Earth that are hurting right now in terms of population. They’ve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 14, 2016Microbiology
The mouse model is a cornerstone of biological research, used in thousands of studies on a huge range of topics. As we l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2016Plants & Animals
There seems to be some kind of unexplained bitter rivalry between humpback and killer whales. In the last 62 years, ther ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 10, 2016Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the complex community of bacteria carried in the gastrointestinal tract, is increasingly linked to h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2016Plants & Animals
International scientists have identified a new species of snake in Costa Rica that appears to have flown under the radar ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 10, 2016Microbiology
Did you know that bacteria can treat cancer? Well, in a roundabout way, at least. Since the 1970s, Mycobacterium bovis h ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 09, 2016Plants & Animals
Humans have been using tools for thousands of years; we’ve found ways to craft them out of the elements that make ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
In a blog post by Carrie Wolinetz, the Associate Director for Science Policy, the NIH has announced that it is consideri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2016Plants & Animals
During a survey of the ocean waters surrounding Alaska, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 07, 2016Microbiology
The Silk Road has been implicated in the transmission of infectious disease, and it’s no longer an educated guess. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2016Plants & Animals
Fossils uncovered from the ocean floor in Marble Canyon, a location in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Canad ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 03, 2016Microbiology
The Olympic Games are underway in Rio, and Guanabara Bay is host to the sailing events. What’s lurking in those wa ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 03, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long sought to understand the role of so-called junk DNA. Made up of long stretches of non-coding ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2016Plants & Animals
Although you and I are born with a specific gender and have to stick with it for the rest of our lives, some animal spec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 03, 2016Microbiology
Scientists would like to get a better look at soil microbes in order to have a better understanding of how they impact o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2016Plants & Animals
Turtles have shells that they can hide inside of when they feel like they’re in danger or when they are feeling an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 01, 2016Plants & Animals
Australia Zoo’s rescue team came across something incredible when they were out doing their jobs. What originally ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
AUG 21, 2016
Videos
Scientists recently bestowed the title of oldest living vertebrate to the Greenland shark, behemoths of the Arctic that
...
AUG 20, 2016
Videos
Prosanta Chakrabarty is an evolutionary biologist and ichthyologist who discovers new species and examines the biology o
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
AUG 19, 2016
Plants & Animals
You know there’s still good in this world when you hear the story of how a Polish nature photographer named Krzysz
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 18, 2016
Plants & Animals
What happened to the wooly mammoth that caused the species to go extinct? Scientists believe that a lack of water
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 17, 2016
Microbiology
It is estimated that, in Germany, 15,000 people die from hospital-acquired “superbug” infections each year.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
A dietary compound called trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is found in foods like eggs and meat and has been associated wit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Does size matter? Well, it depends, but in terms of the brain, it’s definitely a factor. A study directed by neuro
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 14, 2016
Plants & Animals
Tigers are among one of the beautiful species on Earth that are hurting right now in terms of population. They’ve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 14, 2016
Microbiology
The mouse model is a cornerstone of biological research, used in thousands of studies on a huge range of topics. As we l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2016
Plants & Animals
There seems to be some kind of unexplained bitter rivalry between humpback and killer whales. In the last 62 years, ther
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 10, 2016
Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the complex community of bacteria carried in the gastrointestinal tract, is increasingly linked to h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2016
Plants & Animals
International scientists have identified a new species of snake in Costa Rica that appears to have flown under the radar
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 10, 2016
Microbiology
Did you know that bacteria can treat cancer? Well, in a roundabout way, at least. Since the 1970s, Mycobacterium bovis h
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 09, 2016
Plants & Animals
Humans have been using tools for thousands of years; we’ve found ways to craft them out of the elements that make
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a blog post by Carrie Wolinetz, the Associate Director for Science Policy, the NIH has announced that it is consideri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
During a survey of the ocean waters surrounding Alaska, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 07, 2016
Microbiology
The Silk Road has been implicated in the transmission of infectious disease, and it’s no longer an educated guess.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2016
Plants & Animals
Fossils uncovered from the ocean floor in Marble Canyon, a location in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Canad
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 03, 2016
Microbiology
The Olympic Games are underway in Rio, and Guanabara Bay is host to the sailing events. What’s lurking in those wa
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 03, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long sought to understand the role of so-called junk DNA. Made up of long stretches of non-coding
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
Although you and I are born with a specific gender and have to stick with it for the rest of our lives, some animal spec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 03, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists would like to get a better look at soil microbes in order to have a better understanding of how they impact o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2016
Plants & Animals
Turtles have shells that they can hide inside of when they feel like they’re in danger or when they are feeling an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
Australia Zoo’s rescue team came across something incredible when they were out doing their jobs. What originally
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard