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Human papillomavirus infection (HPV infection) is caused by a DNA virus from the Papillomaviridae family. Many HPV infections cause no symptoms and 90%...

The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the...

Red hair, also known as orange hair[citation needed] or ginger hair, is a human hair color found in 1–2% of the world population, appearing with greater...

Quercus robur, the pedunculate oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. It is a large tree, native to most of Europe...

Motility is the ability of an organism to move independently, using metabolic energy. Motility, the ability of an organism to move independently, using...

The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), also called the square flipper seal, is a medium-sized pinniped that is found in and near to the Arctic Ocean....

Pelargonium (/ˌpɛlɑːrˈɡoʊni.əm/) is a genus of flowering plants that includes about 280 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs, commonly called...

Pioneer species are resilient species that are the first to colonize barren environments, or to repopulate disrupted biodiverse steady-state ecosystems...

Artemisia tridentata, commonly called big sagebrush, Great Basin sagebrush or simply sagebrush (one of several related species of this name), is an aromatic...

The white-bellied musk deer or Himalayan musk deer (Moschus leucogaster) is a musk deer species occurring in the Himalayas of Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan...

Umbellularia californica is a large hardwood tree native to coastal forests and the Sierra foothills of California, and to coastal forests extending into...

Philodendron is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. As of September 2015[update], the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted...

Olfactory receptor 4X1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR4X1 gene. Olfactory receptors interact with odorant molecules in the nose, to initiate...

The lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) is a medium-sized bat found in Central and North America. It is sometimes known as Sanborn's long-nosed...

Carriker's round-eared bat (Lophostoma carrikeri) is a bat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. It was discovered...

Combretum, the bushwillows or combretums, make up the type genus of the family Combretaceae. The genus comprises about 272 species of trees and shrubs...

Siblicide (attributed by behavioural ecologist Doug Mock to Barbara M. Braun) is the killing of an infant individual by its close relatives (full or half...

In probability and statistics, the Yule–Simon distribution is a discrete probability distribution named after Udny Yule and Herbert A. Simon. Simon originally...

Leftovers are surplus foods remaining unconsumed at the end of a meal, which may be put in containers with the intention of eating later. Inedible remains...

Alba was a genetically modified "glowing" rabbit created as an artistic work by contemporary artist Eduardo Kac, produced in collaboration with French...