Q. I notice you sometimes include scientific names of animals in your columns. One time you identified a timber rattlesnake; another time, two turtles (an Alabama redbelly turtle and a stinkpot).

Innovation in 'Big Data' helps address problems that were previously overwhelming. What we know about organisms is in hundreds of millions of pages published over 250 years. New software tools of the ...

The scientific name of the snake is Serpentes. Learn about the snake classification (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Suborder) ...

Most people would call it a “field mouse,” but a scientist would ask, “Was it Peromyscus maniculatus? Or Peromyscus leucopus?” Scientists use a system of complicated-sounding names to refer to ...

Language changes all the time. Words get new meanings. New words get made up. I talked about it with my friend Rich Zack. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. He does taxonomy.

Scientific name for fish: Have you ever thought about why a goldfish has a Latin name like Carassius auratus? If you look into the world of aquatic life, you'll see that each type of fish, from the ...

The neem plant is often called the "village pharmacy" in India, given its amazing healing powers. Ayurveda and other ...