Strange fossils, including some that could be predecessors to modern animals, found in China shed new light on the evolution of large, complex organisms, and indicate that they may have diversified ...

TAXONOMY, from the Greek origins of the word, is the law of order. The theory and practice of classification is, and has been, the first function of the taxonomist. In the earlier history of botanical ...

Ethnobotanical data collected among the Eipo people in the Central Highlands of West New Guinea are compared with the theoretical model of ethnotaxonomic systems developed by Berlin and co-workers ...

A newly discovered species of parasitic plant on a Japanese island has abandoned photosynthesis and instead lives off fungi for nutrients. Kenji Suetsugu, a Kobe University associate professor, made ...

The US FDA has classified Sun Pharma's Halol facility as "Official Action Indicated" after a June inspection, keeping the ...