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The social construction of human sexuality and sexual behavior—along with its taboos, regulation, and social and political impact—has had a profound effect...

A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood...

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 or human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I), also called the adult T-cell lymphoma virus type 1, is a retrovirus of the...

The Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis; simplified Chinese: 大闸蟹; traditional Chinese: 大閘蟹; pinyin: dàzháxiè; Shanghainese: du6-zaq8-ha5, lit. "big...

Environmental vegetarianism is the practice of vegetarianism that is motivated by the desire to create a sustainable diet, which avoids the negative environmental...

La Crosse encephalitis is an encephalitis caused by an arbovirus (the La Crosse virus) which has a mosquito vector (Ochlerotatus triseriatus synonym Aedes...

The primate T-lymphotropic viruses (PTLVs) are a group of retroviruses that infect primates, using their lymphocytes to reproduce. The ones that infect...

In the early 2020s, an ongoing outbreak of avian influenza subtype H5N8 has been occurring at poultry farms and among wild bird populations in several...

Regeneration in humans is the regrowth of lost tissues or organs in response to injury. This is in contrast to wound healing, or partial regeneration,...

The South American cougar (Puma concolor concolor), also known as the Andean mountain lion or puma, is a cougar subspecies occurring in northern and western...

Gelagna succincta, common name the lesser girdled triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. This...

Urosalpinx aspinosus is an extinct species of sea snail, belonging to the family Muricidae, which includes murex snails or rock snails. It was a marine...

Trophonopsis bonneti is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Fossils were...

Urosalpinx baudoni is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Fossils were...

Urosalpinx archipatagonica is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Fossils...

Phalaenoides tristifica, the willow-herb day, is a moth of the family Noctuidae that is native to southeastern Australia. The species was first described...

Eupleura tampaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. The length of the shell...

Urosalpinx auroraensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. The length...

Urosalpinx boggsi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Fossils were...

Unedogemmula nuttalli is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids. This extinct marine species was...