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Teeth: hard, calcified structures found in the mouth of many vertebrates. Primary purpose is for breaking down food. Some carnivores use teeth for hunting or for defensive purposes.
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MAY 03, 2016Plants & Animals
The Large Hardron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator machine, and allows resea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2016Videos
Vestigial structures take many forms: organs, behaviors, and even biochemical processes. Their defining characteristic i ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 21, 2016Plants & Animals
If you don't like rats because they're icky and gross, then you should just close your web browser now, because ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Just in the past few months, biomedical engineers have created lab-grown heart cells, retinal nerve cells, and even voca ...MAR 21, 2016Microbiology
A new strain of bacteria in the mouth may offer a way to keep bad bacteria in check—and could lead to a way t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 11, 2016Microbiology
Hate going to the dentist? There’s a bacterium for that. University of Florida Researchers identified a new strain ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 08, 2016Health & Medicine
About 12 million Americans have obstructive sleep apnea (NIH). Yet, 85 percent of obstructive sleep apnea cases go undia ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 23, 2016Plants & Animals
This big, long creature recently washed up on an Australian coast at the Sawnsea boat ramp. Although it looks like it co ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2016Plants & Animals
Following their typical path of migration patterns from cooler to warmer waters, tens of thousands of black tip sharks h ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 11, 2016Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 04, 2016Health & Medicine
Besides having on average larger feet than short people, a new study shows tall people are also more at risk for getting ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 04, 2016Plants & Animals
It has been a gruesome start of the year for many whale species swimming in the oceans of the Eastern hemisphere. Severa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2016Videos
You probably already know that too much of anything can be a bad thing, especially if that thing is soda. But do you kno ...JAN 28, 2016Videos
So you've been told for years that eating lots of candy, junk food, and sugar will give you cavities in your teeth, but ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 28, 2016Space & Astronomy
Being in outer space for long periods of time can have a negative impact on the bones of astronauts. It’s believed ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 10, 2016Plants & Animals
A mountain lion, that was legally shot and killed by a hunter in the state of Idaho on December 30th was found to have a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 04, 2015Plants & Animals
Depending on where you live, you might be used to seeing lizards, for some, seeing the occasional lizard about 2-3 inche ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 29, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
You probably first heard of the Tasmanian devil while watching the Looney Tunes cartoon portrayal as a child. According ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 03, 2015Videos
While they used to be hunted for their blubber, skins and ivory teeth, the only people hunting whales today are tourists ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 25, 2015Microbiology
Cassandra Quave, Ph.D., has built a career on the medicinal properties of plants. The Emory University ethnobotani ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 19, 2015Plants & Animals
A veterinarian from Portland, OR is seeking action from the US Food and Drug Administration in order to obtain warning l ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUL 30, 2015Health & Medicine
Coca-Cola is a very popular soft drink; if a restaurant doesn't have Coke dispensers, it probably has its competing bran ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 26, 2015Plants & Animals
First discovered in 1977, the fossilized remains of a creepy creature with bizarre body parts and appearance was named " ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 23, 2015Cancer
Diagnosing cancer can be tricky. Often, patients undergo invasive procedures that yield unclear results, creating emotio ...Written By: Kerry Evans
MAY 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
The Large Hardron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator machine, and allows resea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2016
Videos
Vestigial structures take many forms: organs, behaviors, and even biochemical processes. Their defining characteristic i
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 21, 2016
Plants & Animals
If you don't like rats because they're icky and gross, then you should just close your web browser now, because
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Just in the past few months, biomedical engineers have created lab-grown heart cells, retinal nerve cells, and even voca
...
MAR 21, 2016
Microbiology
A new strain of bacteria in the mouth may offer a way to keep bad bacteria in check—and could lead to a way t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 11, 2016
Microbiology
Hate going to the dentist? There’s a bacterium for that. University of Florida Researchers identified a new strain
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
About 12 million Americans have obstructive sleep apnea (NIH). Yet, 85 percent of obstructive sleep apnea cases go undia
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 23, 2016
Plants & Animals
This big, long creature recently washed up on an Australian coast at the Sawnsea boat ramp. Although it looks like it co
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2016
Plants & Animals
Following their typical path of migration patterns from cooler to warmer waters, tens of thousands of black tip sharks h
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 11, 2016
Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 04, 2016
Health & Medicine
Besides having on average larger feet than short people, a new study shows tall people are also more at risk for getting
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 04, 2016
Plants & Animals
It has been a gruesome start of the year for many whale species swimming in the oceans of the Eastern hemisphere. Severa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2016
Videos
You probably already know that too much of anything can be a bad thing, especially if that thing is soda. But do you kno
...
JAN 28, 2016
Videos
So you've been told for years that eating lots of candy, junk food, and sugar will give you cavities in your teeth, but
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 28, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Being in outer space for long periods of time can have a negative impact on the bones of astronauts. It’s believed
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 10, 2016
Plants & Animals
A mountain lion, that was legally shot and killed by a hunter in the state of Idaho on December 30th was found to have a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 04, 2015
Plants & Animals
Depending on where you live, you might be used to seeing lizards, for some, seeing the occasional lizard about 2-3 inche
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
You probably first heard of the Tasmanian devil while watching the Looney Tunes cartoon portrayal as a child. According
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 03, 2015
Videos
While they used to be hunted for their blubber, skins and ivory teeth, the only people hunting whales today are tourists
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 25, 2015
Microbiology
Cassandra Quave, Ph.D., has built a career on the medicinal properties of plants. The Emory University ethnobotani
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 19, 2015
Plants & Animals
A veterinarian from Portland, OR is seeking action from the US Food and Drug Administration in order to obtain warning l
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUL 30, 2015
Health & Medicine
Coca-Cola is a very popular soft drink; if a restaurant doesn't have Coke dispensers, it probably has its competing bran
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 26, 2015
Plants & Animals
First discovered in 1977, the fossilized remains of a creepy creature with bizarre body parts and appearance was named "
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 23, 2015
Cancer
Diagnosing cancer can be tricky. Often, patients undergo invasive procedures that yield unclear results, creating emotio
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans