I was listening to the science podcast 'Short Wave' from Spotify. The theme was 'How much of Earth's life is still ...

Standard Japanese Names and Common NamesThere are quite a few animals that have a standard Japanese name (an official Japanese name), yet a strange common name has become more established.For example, ...

In the plant world, botanists prefer discussing species using their Latin names. That’s partially because many plant species, among the 3,500 that grow in Illinois alone, have been given various ...