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• Healthy Aging
  Kidney Disease
  Urology
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Women's Health
  Sports Medicine
   

  Urinary tract infection

  A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection of the urinary tract. An infection anywhere from the kidneys to the ureters to the bladder to the urethra qualifies as a urinary tract infection. ... > more
• Mating and Breeding
  Birds
  Fish
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Frogs and Reptiles
  Zoology
   
  

  Egg (biology)

  In most birds and reptiles, an egg is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum. It nourishes and protects the embryo. Oviparous animals are animals that lay eggs, with little or no other ... > more
• Cats
  Mammals
  Endangered Animals
  Wild Animals
  Nature
  Animals
   
  

  Puma

  The Puma (Puma concolor), also known as the Cougar or Mountain Lion, is a large, solitary cat found in the Americas. It has a vast range, from Yukon Territory in Canada to the southern Andes of South ... > more
• Lung Disease
  Lung Cancer
  Cystic Fibrosis
  Hypertension
  Healthy Aging
  Heart Disease
   
  

  Pulmonary alveolus

  An alveolus (plural: alveoli), is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity. In the lung, the pulmonary alveoli are spherical outcroppings of the respiratory bronchioles and are ... > more
• Fish
  Marine Biology
  Sea Life
  Fisheries
  Invasive Species
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Bioluminescence

  Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction during which chemical energy is converted to light energy. Bioluminescence may be ... > more
• Dolphins and Whales
  Early Mammals
  Sea Life
  Marine Biology
  Animals
  Early Humans
   
  

  Evolution of cetaceans

  The cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) are descendants of land-living mammals, and remnants of their terrestrial origins can be found in the fact that they must breathe air from the surface; ... > more
• Language Acquisition
  Apes
  Child Development
  Anthropology
  Cultures
  Behavioral Science
   

  Great Ape language

  Research into non-human Great Ape language has generated a great deal of evidence suggesting that apes are capable of using sophisticated communication with humans and other apes. Gorillas and ... > more
• New Species
  Birds
  Nature
  Evolutionary Biology
  Microbiology
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Flamingo

  Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet in height, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. There are four species in the Americas while two exist in the Old World. ... > more
• Fish
  Fisheries
  Marine Biology
  Wild Animals
  Nutrition
  Sea Life
   
  

  Pufferfish

  The puffer fish, also called blowfish, swellfish, globefish, balloonfish, bubblefish are fish making up the family Tetraodontidae, within the order Tetraodontiformes. They are named for their ability ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Sports Medicine
  Allergy
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Agriculture and Food
   
  

  Bee sting

  A bee sting in the vernacular means a sting of a bee, wasp or hornet. Some people may even call the bite of a horsefly a bee sting. It is important to differentiate a bee sting from an insect bite. ... > more

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