Is it a dingo, or is it a dog?
Is the dingo a separate species? Or is it a wild dog? The answer could determine its future, writes Undark. While local governments throughout Australia are working ...
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Bird lover’s board game soars in popularity
What do spreadsheets, birds, and board games have in common? They came together in Wingspan, a board game based on serious science that has become a phenomenon ...
Should species names go to the highest bidder?
Donald Trump has a moth named after him. Barack Obama can claim a spider. It’s not unusual for newly discovered species to be given unlikely scientific names, but ...
Field Notes: A Tool for Making Digital Species Drawings
The identification of species with new digital illustration techniques could help taxonomists reluctant to go back to the drawing board, according to a new study. ...