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• Frogs and Reptiles
  Animals
  Wild Animals
  New Species
  Nature
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Komodo dragon

  The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the largest lizard in the world, growing to an average length of 2-3 meters (10 feet). It is a member of the monitor lizard family, Varanidae, and inhabits ... > 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
• Hormone Disorders
  Insomnia Research
  Insomnia
  Sleep Disorder Research
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Melatonin

  Melatonin, 5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine, is a hormone produced by pinealocytes in the pineal gland (located in the brain) and also by the retina and GI tract. It is referred to by some biochemists ... > more
• Dogs
  Cats
  Veterinary Medicine
  Developmental Biology
  Animals
  Biology
   
  

  Lymphoma in animals

  Lymphoma in animals is a malignant cancer originating from lymphocytes, which are an important component of the immune system. Lymphoma also occurs in humans. The disease occurs in lymph nodes, bone ... > more
• Fish
  Fisheries
  Wild Animals
  New Species
  Marine Biology
  Invasive Species
   
  

  Neon tetra

  The neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) is a freshwater fish of the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes. The type species of its genus, it is native to blackwater or clearwater ... > 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
• Marine Biology
  Oceanography
  Fish
  Geography
  Fisheries
  Extinction
   
  

  Dead zone (ecology)

  Dead zones are hypoxic (low-oxygen) areas in the world's oceans, the observed incidences of which have been increasing since oceanographers began noting them in the 1970s. The term could as well ... > more
• Coral Reefs
  Marine Biology
  Ecology
  Sea Life
  Ecology Research
  Extinction
   
  

  Coral

  Corals are marine animals from the class Anthozoa and exist as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically in colonies of many identical individuals. The group includes the important reef builders that ... > more
• Tyrannosaurus Rex
  Dinosaurs
  Nature
  Paleontology
  Fossils
  Evolution
   
  

  Tyrannosaurus

  Tyrannosaurus is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur. The species Tyrannosaurus rex, commonly abbreviated to T.rex was one of the largest land carnivores of all time. It hails from what is now ... > more
• Evolution
  Evolutionary Biology
  Charles Darwin
  Origin of Life
  Nature
  Biology
   
  

  Evolution

  In biology, evolution is the change in the inherited traits of a population from generation to generation. These traits are the expression of genes that are copied and passed on to offspring during ... > more

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