taxonomy

 

Classifying invertebrates is hard. Butts can help.

By Philip Kiefer

 /  Mar 4, 2022

 

Is T. rex really three royal species? Paleontologists cast doubt over new claims.

By Shi En Kim

 /  Mar 1, 2022

 

Scientists are naming new species after musicians, and it’s kind of amazing

By Mallory Johns

 /  Aug 11, 2017

 

The 10 Coolest Species Discovered In 2012

By Francie Diep

 /  May 27, 2013

 

The novel coronavirus finally has a name—two of them, actually

By Kat Eschner

 /  Feb 13, 2020

 

Bird names are due for an anti-racist reckoning

By Hannah Thomasy/Undark

 /  Jul 21, 2020

 

The ‘Whos’ and ‘Whichs’ of Chimpanzees

By Laura Allen

 /  Apr 14, 2008

 

Scanning Tech Sees Inside Insects To Catalogue New Species

By Mary Beth Griggs

 /  Aug 26, 2015

 

What the Elbow?

By M. Farbman

 /  May 8, 2009

 

“Map of Life” Shows the Location of All Organisms, Large and Small

By Rebecca Boyle

 /  May 16, 2012

 

New ‘Dragon’ Ant Species Are Named After Game Of Thrones Characters

By Mary Beth Griggs

 /  Jul 27, 2016

 

The Double Life Of A Frog-Loving Spy

By Shaunacy Ferro

 /  Sep 11, 2013

 

New Species of Dolphin Discovered Off the Coast of Australia

By Julie Beck

 /  Sep 16, 2011

 

Mammoth Project to Digitize the Tree of Life Could Uncover Thousands of New Species

By Pat Walters

 /  Jan 15, 2010

 

The Top 10 New Species of 2011

By Rebecca Boyle

 /  May 23, 2011

 

Biologists Announce Discovery of an Entirely New Branch of Life

By Clay Dillow

 /  May 13, 2011