If you see a warbler, nobody has to tell you it’s not an eagle. If you see a blue jay, nobody has to tell you it’s not a cardinal. A bluebird is not a goose. A pigeon is not a heron.

For the past four decades, taxonomists have been confused by the Figuladra group of snails, whose shells were used as the ...

OCD in educational environments can be explored in terms of detection, interiority, and overcoming educational challenges.

Gila chubs were released into a pond at Historic Canoa Ranch south of Tucson Tuesday in hopes of establishing a refuge ...

A new species of venomous spider has been discovered near the coast of a popular Aussie tourist destination. But rather than name the creature herself, the woman who found the “dainty” 1.5cm ...

A research paper on the topic ‘Report of stray sightings of Dendrelaphis proarchos in Surat, Gujarat, western India’ has been published in Zootaxa, a journal for animal taxonomists.

But did you know there are more than 10,000 species of native wasps in Australia – wasp taxonomists are finding new species in backyards every year – and they have some of the most bizarre life ...

Co-authors on the study are Wright and Terry Griswold, research entomologist at the USDA-ARS Pollinating Insects Research Unit at Utah State University, both expert bee taxonomists who identified ...

For the past four decades, taxonomists have been confused by the Figuladra group of snails, whose shells were used as the primary form of species identification. The species of Figuladra are found ...

A researcher in 1887 published the details of a Chilean angel shark, which was described as a small 'ray-like' shark that ...

The Natural History Museum maintains this database but we work closely with expert amateur and professional taxonomists who help us to keep it up-to-date. Data is provided to organisations in the ...

Sometimes this can give taxonomists clues about how different types of living thing are related, but it is not always so simple. When classifying invertebrates, a good place to start is by counting ...