Species lists are one of the unseen pillars of science and society. Lists of species underpin our understanding of the natural world, threatened species management, quarantine, disease control and ...

Taxonomists examining tiny crustaceans from the deep central Pacific did more than add 24 species names. One animal differed ...

We are currently in a biodiversity crisis. A quarter of all mammals face extinction, and 90 percent of the largest ocean fish are gone. Species are going extinct at rates equaled only five times in ...

In our chaotic, rapidly changing modern world, many of us have come to rely on science to provide a sense of order. So it may be disconcerting to learn that there is no single, definitive list of all ...

While insect populations continue to decline, taxonomic expertise in Europe is at serious risk, confirms data obtained within the European Red List of Insect Taxonomists, a recent study commissioned ...

Which species can we afford to lose? What crops will help us survive climate change? Which plants do we need to produce oxygen for us to breathe? Taxonomists work to find those answers As with ...

Insect taxonomist Art Borkent has described and named more than 300 species of midges but fears his field of science is dying out, despite millions of insects, fungi and other organisms waiting to be ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Horseflies are fierce. Like mosquitoes, they require a blood meal before they can reproduce. But even ...

Species lists are one of the unseen pillars of science and society. Lists of species underpin our understanding of the natural world, threatened species management, quarantine, disease control and ...