Linnaeus' ordered universe has influenced many generations of prominent scientists, including Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The relevance of taxonomy in our genomic era is greater than ever. Correct naming is crucial for developing new foods and medicines, and for understanding our changing environment. Amazingly, we do ...

For two years in the late 1970s I followed in the footsteps of Carl Linnaeus: I toiled in the field of taxonomy. The small corner of nature's jigsaw puzzle that I tackled was a group of marine sponges ...