A bottlenose dolphin? Or Tursiops truncatus? Why biologists give organisms those strange, unpronounceable names
Some say Latin names are elitist and incomprehensible, but they started out as a way to be inclusive.
June 3, 2025 • ~8 min
Some say Latin names are elitist and incomprehensible, but they started out as a way to be inclusive.
Miller moths migrate through the state every summer and are sometimes considered to be a pest.
Figuring out whether de-extinction is possible is as much a technical puzzle as a philosophical one. Add two kinds of DNA to the mix, and it gets even more complex.
The recent spate of executive orders around sex and gender impact nonbinary Americans, as well as trans Americans who identify as a man or a woman.
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