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Nature includes all the natural, physical, and material phenomena in the universe. The term is usually used to refer to plants, animals, and geology in our natural environment.
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NOV 17, 2024Neuroscience
Two hours per week of class time spent in nature may help reduce emotional distress among 10-12 years olds with signific ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 17, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists have identified mineral formations on the floor of the Dead Sea that could warn of oncoming sinkholes.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2024Earth & The Environment
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 scattered roughly 540 million tons of ash over an area of more than 22,000 squa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The world is full of unusual unicellular organisms and microbes, many of which have not been discovered yet...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2024Earth & The Environment
Right now, plastics are wreaking havoc on the environment. While plastics have been very useful, they are also quite tou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2024Earth & The Environment
The golden mussel is an invasive species that has used the ballast water of ships to spread to many places, and wreak ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2024Microbiology
There are many fungi & insect relationships; some are beneficial. But fungi are also the most common cause of infectious ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans have to maintain their blood sugar within a certain range, or serious health problems can arise. Insulin is cruci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2024Earth & The Environment
In August 2024, the Tangier 1 instrument by the Carbon Mapper Coalition was launched into space. It is a satellite that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2024Earth & The Environment
We rely heavily on plants, which are often exposed to pesticides or fungicides to control insects or fungal diseases, fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2024Earth & The Environment
Dense groups of marine snails called Littorina saxatilis once thrived on a group of Swedish islands called the Koster ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2024Earth & The Environment
There is ample evidence to show that human behaviors such as the burning of fossil fuels and industrial agriculture have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2024Microbiology
Humans began to farm about 11,000 years ago, when temperatures around the planet warmed, and people could settle down an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 15, 2024Microbiology
Microbes have been able to find a home in some truly incredible places, even inside of ancient rocks....Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Comb jelly are doing more than getting by with the help of a friend.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2024Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms, many of which are still a complete mystery to us. Scientists have been working to l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists have identified the likely geological and environmental conditions that fostered the development of life as w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Endosymbiotic organisms have to live inside of another to survive, and this relationship often provides benefits for bot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2024Earth & The Environment
A new study reported in BMJ Global Health is highlighting the significant cost of bottled water. The study has estimated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2024Earth & The Environment
Since the earliest civilizations, humans have used rivers to sustain us; they have provided an essential source of food ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2024Earth & The Environment
An image by the Danish army shows the site after the landslide and subsequent mega-tsunami.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2024Microbiology
All complex life on Earth, including plants and animals, are made up of eukaryotic cells, which are more sophisticated t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Two new research studies are addressing the rising threat of fungal infections, which can be very difficult to treat. On ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2024
Neuroscience
Two hours per week of class time spent in nature may help reduce emotional distress among 10-12 years olds with signific
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 17, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have identified mineral formations on the floor of the Dead Sea that could warn of oncoming sinkholes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 scattered roughly 540 million tons of ash over an area of more than 22,000 squa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The world is full of unusual unicellular organisms and microbes, many of which have not been discovered yet...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Right now, plastics are wreaking havoc on the environment. While plastics have been very useful, they are also quite tou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The golden mussel is an invasive species that has used the ballast water of ships to spread to many places, and wreak ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2024
Microbiology
There are many fungi & insect relationships; some are beneficial. But fungi are also the most common cause of infectious
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans have to maintain their blood sugar within a certain range, or serious health problems can arise. Insulin is cruci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2024
Earth & The Environment
In August 2024, the Tangier 1 instrument by the Carbon Mapper Coalition was launched into space. It is a satellite that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2024
Earth & The Environment
We rely heavily on plants, which are often exposed to pesticides or fungicides to control insects or fungal diseases, fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Dense groups of marine snails called Littorina saxatilis once thrived on a group of Swedish islands called the Koster ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
There is ample evidence to show that human behaviors such as the burning of fossil fuels and industrial agriculture have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2024
Microbiology
Humans began to farm about 11,000 years ago, when temperatures around the planet warmed, and people could settle down an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2024
Microbiology
Microbes have been able to find a home in some truly incredible places, even inside of ancient rocks....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Comb jelly are doing more than getting by with the help of a friend.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2024
Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms, many of which are still a complete mystery to us. Scientists have been working to l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have identified the likely geological and environmental conditions that fostered the development of life as w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Endosymbiotic organisms have to live inside of another to survive, and this relationship often provides benefits for bot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2024
Earth & The Environment
A new study reported in BMJ Global Health is highlighting the significant cost of bottled water. The study has estimated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Since the earliest civilizations, humans have used rivers to sustain us; they have provided an essential source of food
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2024
Earth & The Environment
An image by the Danish army shows the site after the landslide and subsequent mega-tsunami.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2024
Microbiology
All complex life on Earth, including plants and animals, are made up of eukaryotic cells, which are more sophisticated t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Two new research studies are addressing the rising threat of fungal infections, which can be very difficult to treat. On
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch