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 ...

Principles of taxonomy -- Formal classification of mammalia -- Review of mammalian classification -- Bibliography -- Index to technical names -- Index to vernacular names siris_sil_16894 ...

Tumor classification systems provide the language that allows teams of physicians and health care workers to communicate clearly about neoplasms, their natural histories, and their likely responses to ...