Insect (including Butterfly) Articles

• Dogs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Behavioral Science
  Spiders and Ticks
  Animals
  Mammals
   
  

  Dog training

  In the wild as pack animals, canines have natural instincts that favor training. These instincts are manifested when the dog lives with humans as a desire to please a handler, as a dog would please ... > more
• Cell Biology
  Developmental Biology
  Genetics
  Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Mitosis

  In biology, mitosis is the process by which a cell separates its duplicated genome into two identical halves. It is generally followed immediately by cytokinesis which divides the cytoplasm and cell ... > more
• Apes
  Human Evolution
  Early Humans
  Rainforests
  Healthy Aging
  Endangered Animals
   
  

  Chimpanzee

  Chimpanzee, often shortened to chimp, is the common name for the two extant species in the genus Pan. The better known chimpanzee is Pan troglodytes, the Common Chimpanzee, living primarily in West, ... > more
• Allergy
  Seeds
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Agriculture and Food
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Peanut

  The peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the pea family Fabaceae native to South America. Although a nut in the culinary sense, in the botanical sense the fruit of the peanut is a ... > more
• Cocaine
  Controlled Substances
  Illegal Drugs
  Addiction
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Cocaine

  Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system and an appetite suppressant, creating what has been ... > more
• Botany
  Nature
  Global Warming
  Air Quality
  Geochemistry
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Photosynthesis

  Photosynthesis, generally, is the synthesis of sugar from light, carbon dioxide and water, with oxygen as a waste product. It is arguably the most important biochemical pathway known; nearly all life ... > more
• Lung Cancer
  Brain Tumor
  Breast Cancer
  Cancer
  Colon Cancer
  Ovarian Cancer
   
  

  Metastasis

  Metastasis is the spread of cancer from its primary site to other places in the body (e.g., brain, liver). Cancer cells can break away from a primary tumor, penetrate into lymphatic and blood ... > more
• Immune System
  Lymphoma
  Human Biology
  Diseases and Conditions
  Developmental Biology
  Lupus
   
  

  Immune system

  The immune system is the system of specialized cells and organs that protect an organism from outside biological influences. (Though in a broad sense, almost every organ has a protective function - ... > more
• Gastrointestinal Problems
  Healthy Aging
  Foodborne Illness
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Colitis
   
  

  Vomiting

  Vomiting (or emesis) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth. Although it probably evolved as a mechanism for expelling ingested poisons, vomiting may result from ... > more
• Dinosaurs
  Early Birds
  Extinction
  New Species
  Fossils
  Birds
   
  

  Pterosaur

  Pterosaurs, "winged lizards," often referred to as "pterodactyls" were flying reptiles of the clade Pterosauria. They existed from the late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous period (228 to 65 ... > more

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