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Why do trees need sunlight? An environmental scientist explains photosynthesis
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe reason trees need sunlight is the same reason their leaves are green. Scottb211/Flickr, CC BY...
This Eyelash-Sized Bacteria Is the Largest Ever Found
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 2 years agoA bacterium first discovered in 2009 grows to over a centimeter long. Its huge size and interior...
Animal Classification: A Taxonomy for All Living Things
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 6 months agoEverything in this photo, from the wolf to the fallen tree it's jumping over, can be classified...
What is the maximum number of biological parents an organism can have?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe see a mom, dad, daughter and son playing in a living room. The dad is lying on the floor and...
Staying alive: Plants supply essential elements for human survival
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWe humans have a complex relationship with the other inhabitants of Earth. We are the dominant...
The Real Difference Between Plant and Animal Cells
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFrom the outside, plants seem pretty different from animals. For instance, plants can't walk around and catch food like we do, they give off oxygen...
This yeast loves light
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGreen rhodopsin proteins inside the blue cell walls help these yeast grow faster when exposed to light. Unlike some pretty metal plants that thrive in...
Scientists Have Found the First Branch on the Tree of Life
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 1 year agoExperts Found First Branch On Animal Tree of LifeMitchell Pettigrew Scientists have discovered which...
'Why Aren't We All Bacteria?' Siddhartha Mukherjee Explores the Power of Cells
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCredit - Mike Windle—Getty Images It’s hard to miss what appears to be dry cleaning hanging on the...
What science says about your newly rotting jack-o'-lantern
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEach year more than $150 million worth of pumpkins are grown, and 98% of those pumpkins are used for...