The Swedish naturalist Carl Linné (1707-1778), better known by his Latinized name Carl Linnaeus, and later knighted as Carl von Linné, is the undisputed father of modern taxonomy — the science of ...

helped get the new species recognition. The uzbekistanensis portion of the binomial nomenclature refers to where the fragments were discovered: the Bissekty rock formation in the Uzbekistan ...

Mental health presentations were determined according to International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification, or equivalent ...

Many of us watched with horror the pictures of raging wildfires in Los Angeles County, fires that resulted in multiple deaths ...

The study found that what is typically called the Nine-banded Armadillo is really four separate species. The armadillo found ...

Nevertheless, classification criteria often seem to be arbitrarily chosen, and the nomenclature that is used to describe their features often varies. Consequently, communication among ...

So big, in fact, scientists reference the largest types as "supergiants." Biologists have identified a new such species, Bathynomus vaderi, named for its resemblance to Star Wars' Darth Vader ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out. Thousands of fish, crab and ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. Nicknamed 'big boy', it can grow up to 9cm (3.54 inches) compared with 5cm ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — A study of fruit flies shows some species are highly susceptible to a wide range of ... The Cost of Preventing Extinction of Australia's Priority Species Feb. 3, 2025 — A new ...