A blind beetle named Hitler? The case for changing offensive names of animals and plants, and how it can be done
Taxonomy is the science of describing, classifying and naming organisms. It organizes the vast diversity of life on Earth.
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More Than 70 Bird Names Are Changing — Here’s Why
Learn more about the committee in charge of naming and organizing birds and find out why dozens of species will soon be ...
Scientists Discover Two New Cave-Dwelling Snail Species Named After “The Lord of the Rings” Characters
New snail species named after "The Lord of the Rings" characters have been found in Brazil. These troglobitic snails, adapted ...
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Researchers Name New Snail Species After ‘Lord of the Rings’ Characters
Two newly discovered species of freshwater snails from Brazil have been named after characters from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord ...
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Name a New Species
by choosing the name of a newly discovered species. For example, you may wish to name a species after your own first and/or last name, as a unique gift for a friend or family member, to honor the ...