The first word is the genus, and the second word is the species. We, for example, are Homo sapiens − meaning wise man. Linnaeus’ classifications of animals, plants and minerals has earned him the ...

"This specimen perfectly illustrates the cooperative evolution of plants and animals during this time period." ...

W hile a string of hearts and an aloe have previously graced my home, only recently have I seen succulents en masse outdoors.

For the first time in nearly 50 years, a brand new genus and species of plant has been discovered in a U.S. national park. Now dubbed the wooly devil ( Ovicula biradiata) for its fuzzy white foliage ...

Research teams have developed a new approach to identifying the chemical composition of preservation fluids in historic jars ...

Even botanists can be surprised at the sheer variety of a houseplant often known only for being indestructible.

Like its reliance on carbon offsets rather than real emissions reductions, Duke’s closure of the herbarium signals a ...

The referred specimen of the enantiornithine bird Shangyang sp. (IVPP V 26899) was recovered near La-Ma-Dong Village in Jian-Chang County, within the Jiufotang Formation (dated ∼120 Ma). It can be ...

U S national parks are famed for their biodiversity, but even the most well-studied of places can still throw us a surprise ...

The project is called "Plants to Pixels" and volunteers can go online to help read and transcribe data from the digital images - translating them for the record.

Student and faculty researchers at Monmouth University have recorded the first confirmation of the anemone species Actinia ...