Are species constructs of the human mind? -- Why is there a species problem? -- Is the biological species a class or is it an individual? -- What are traits in taxonomy? -- Diversity within the ...

The genus Allium, comprising nearly a thousand species of onions, garlics, leeks and allies, represents one of the largest monocot genera and occupies diverse temperate habitats worldwide. Traditional ...

In Japan, a peculiar gastropod species was discovered more than three decades ago, gaining attention upon being labeled as "vulnerable" or "near threatened" in several government and local red lists.

This article was originally featured on Undark. For centuries, taxonomists have cataloged every living thing they could find. Expeditions have traveled the globe, searching for unknown species; ...

Taxonomy, or the naming of species, is surprisingly complicated – and contentious. It doesn't take much scientific expertise to divide lions from tigers, or pigeons from flamingos, but details count ...

Twenty-four species of deep-sea crustacean, all previously unknown to science, have been formally described from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Mexico. Among them ...