Species are groups of organisms that may do all, or some, of these things, ... Citation: The scientific practice of identifying and naming species (2015, June 11) ...

Move over, Linnaeus: There's a new way of naming organisms. Known as the PhyloCode, this system defines scientific names based on evolutionary relationships.

Although often overlooked or ignored, species' Latinised scientific name can hold the key to whole new, and often entertaining, perspective on the natural world.

Today, biologists maintain huge databases containing the taxonomic names of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms. For instance, one of these databases – the Open Tree of Life project ...

The protocol for naming organisms was invented in the 1700s by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. ... Scientific names may not be easy to pronounce and can be difficult to spell, ...

The goal of naming different species is to make sure scientific names are uniform across different fields and research labs. Vizerskaya / E+ via Getty Images George Washington's palm tree. Thomas ...

Taxonomy is the science of describing, classifying and naming organisms. ... Based on these rules, each species receives a unique scientific name, often derived from Latin or Greek.

A three-part Nature Podcast series explores the importance of scientific naming conventions — and talks to researchers looking at how to make them more inclusive.