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Zoology
Zoology: The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.
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FEB 16, 2019Microbiology
Some populations of frogs have been able to withstand a widespread epidemic of a deadly disease that is comparable to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence and characterize the genomes of all known eukaryotes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2019Microbiology
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filoviru ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2019Plants & Animals
When three large cats arrived at Prague Zoo from India in 2015, staff crossed their fingers and hoped the animals could ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 27, 2018Plants & Animals
In a sad turn of events this week, a baby female Asian elephant calf from Ohio’s Columbus Zoo and Aquarium passed ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Red wolves were thought to be extinct in the wild and were listed as such in 1980. Researchers have now found red wolf D ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2018Videos
While estimates about the number of species that go extinct vary widely, one thing is certain: we can list many animals ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2018Microbiology
Sea anemones normally kill and eat fish. But clownfish can nestle into anemones without getting stung.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2018Videos
A group of Peters's Angolan colobus monkeys were brought to US zoos from East Africa in the 80s, but little is known abo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2018Plants & Animals
Caretakers for what was initially thought to be a ‘male’ octopus named Octavian at the University of Georgia ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 03, 2018Technology
Many animals, like geckos, have difficulty triangulating the location of noises due to the small size of their heads. &n ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Ants, fascinating social insects, studying their foraging behavior reveals valuable information.Written By: Aswini KannegantiOCT 03, 2018Plants & Animals
Curious researchers from the University of Lodz wanted to know if there were any substantial differences between eggs la ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are using DNA testing to identify poaching hotspots, and criminal networks.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
The classification of organisms into groups, taxonomy, has taken an important step forward.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2018Videos
Why do turtles live so long? Apparently, it may have something to do with a slow metabolism which means that turtles nee ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 18, 2018Videos
Over an organism’s life, cells keep on dividing and with each division the risk of acquiring a mutation that may l ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 08, 2018Plants & Animals
Researchers have long recognized the oriental cuckoo as a brood parasite, meaning that it lays its eggs in other birds&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 27, 2018Microbiology
Without the right experimental design, behavioral testing can easily produce the wrong results.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
When snakes were deprived of water they turned to muscle to fill their needs.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2018Videos
It may have been relatively easy for complex organisms to form from one-celled microbes, researchers suggest.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2018Videos
Our appreciation of rhyme and rhythm might not be unique. Animals may also be music lovers. Using music studies d ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 09, 2018Videos
Spider rains, or ballooning spiders, are a natural phenomenon believed by scientists to be caused by the silken threads ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Koalas are fascinating animals, and their populations have proven difficult to manage. New work will change that.Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2019
Microbiology
Some populations of frogs have been able to withstand a widespread epidemic of a deadly disease that is comparable to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence and characterize the genomes of all known eukaryotes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2019
Microbiology
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filoviru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
When three large cats arrived at Prague Zoo from India in 2015, staff crossed their fingers and hoped the animals could
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 27, 2018
Plants & Animals
In a sad turn of events this week, a baby female Asian elephant calf from Ohio’s Columbus Zoo and Aquarium passed
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Red wolves were thought to be extinct in the wild and were listed as such in 1980. Researchers have now found red wolf D
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2018
Videos
While estimates about the number of species that go extinct vary widely, one thing is certain: we can list many animals
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2018
Microbiology
Sea anemones normally kill and eat fish. But clownfish can nestle into anemones without getting stung.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2018
Videos
A group of Peters's Angolan colobus monkeys were brought to US zoos from East Africa in the 80s, but little is known abo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2018
Plants & Animals
Caretakers for what was initially thought to be a ‘male’ octopus named Octavian at the University of Georgia
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 03, 2018
Technology
Many animals, like geckos, have difficulty triangulating the location of noises due to the small size of their heads. &n
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Ants, fascinating social insects, studying their foraging behavior reveals valuable information.
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 03, 2018
Plants & Animals
Curious researchers from the University of Lodz wanted to know if there were any substantial differences between eggs la
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are using DNA testing to identify poaching hotspots, and criminal networks.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
The classification of organisms into groups, taxonomy, has taken an important step forward.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2018
Videos
Why do turtles live so long? Apparently, it may have something to do with a slow metabolism which means that turtles nee
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 18, 2018
Videos
Over an organism’s life, cells keep on dividing and with each division the risk of acquiring a mutation that may l
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 08, 2018
Plants & Animals
Researchers have long recognized the oriental cuckoo as a brood parasite, meaning that it lays its eggs in other birds&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 27, 2018
Microbiology
Without the right experimental design, behavioral testing can easily produce the wrong results.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
When snakes were deprived of water they turned to muscle to fill their needs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2018
Videos
It may have been relatively easy for complex organisms to form from one-celled microbes, researchers suggest.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2018
Videos
Our appreciation of rhyme and rhythm might not be unique. Animals may also be music lovers. Using music studies d
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 09, 2018
Videos
Spider rains, or ballooning spiders, are a natural phenomenon believed by scientists to be caused by the silken threads
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Koalas are fascinating animals, and their populations have proven difficult to manage. New work will change that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch