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• Seeds
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Ecology
  Biodiversity
   

  Seedbank

  Seedbanks store seeds as a source for planting in case seed reserves elsewhere should be destroyed. The seeds stored may be various in nature, such as those of food crops or those of rare species, to ... > more
• Birds
  Bird Flu Research
  Zoology
  Nature
  Animals
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Bird intelligence

  The level of intelligence in birds, as a scientific inquiry, has not been as thoroughly researched as similar questions regarding primates and other mammals. However, there is a general belief that ... > more
• Food and Agriculture
  Food
  Agriculture and Food
  Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Pests and Parasites
   
  

  Banana

  A banana plant is a herb in the genus, Musa, which because of its size and structure, is often mistaken for a tree. It is cultivated for its fruit, which also bears the same ... > more
• Fish
  Fisheries
  Marine Biology
  Sea Life
  Zoology
  Wild Animals
   

  Fish migration

  Many types of fish undertake migrations on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annual, and with distances ranging from a few meters to thousands of kilometers. The purpose usually ... > more
• New Species
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Extinction
  Life Sciences
  Invasive Species
   
  

  Arabidopsis

  Arabidopsis (rockcress) is a genus in the family Brassicaceae. They are small flowering plants related to cabbage and mustard. This genus is of great interest since it contains Thale Cress ... > more
• Eye Care
  Medical Devices
  Medical Imaging
  Food Additives
  Sports Medicine
  Nervous System
   
  

  Color vision

  Color vision is the capacity of an organism or machine to distinguish objects based on the wavelength (or frequency) of the light they reflect or emit. A 'red' apple does not emit red light. Rather, ... > more
• Mammals
  New Species
  Endangered Animals
  Animals
  Mating and Breeding
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Marsupial

  Marsupials are mammals in which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears its young through early infancy. They differ from placental mammals (Placentalia) in their reproductive traits. The ... > more
• Genetics
  Epigenetics
  Down Syndrome
  Molecular Biology
  Epigenetics Research
  Cell Biology
   
  

  Chromosome

  The DNA which carries genetic information in cells is normally packaged in the form of one or more large macromolecules called chromosomes. A chromosome is, minimally, a very long, continuous piece ... > more
• Dogs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Spiders and Ticks
  Animals
  Mammals
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Dog breed

  A dog breed is a group of dogs that have very similar or nearly identical characteristics of appearance or behavior or, usually, both, primarily because they come from a select set of ancestors who ... > more
• New Species
  Fish
  Birds
  Wild Animals
  Fisheries
  Zoology
   
  

  Cormorant

  The Phalacrocoracidae family of birds is represented by 38 species of cormorants and shags. Cormorants and shags are medium-to-large seabirds. The bill is long, thin, and sharply hooked. Their feet ... > more

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