New species are being discovered faster than ever before - at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

Once upon a time there was a man in a land called Sweden. It was the 1700s and his name was Carl Linnaus.

The scientific name of neem is Azadirachta indica, belonging to the Meliaceae (Mahogany) family. Neem is a global player in herbal medicine and organic pest control (Azadirachtin). Used in Ayurveda ...

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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of pesticides, used in the organic system, on Apis mellifera under laboratory conditions. Four multiple (0.25x, 0.5x, 1x and 2x) concentrations as recommended ...

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education debut a new classification system focused on student success. As widespread public skepticism about the ...

Founded in 1921, Society for Science & the Public's mission is to advance public understanding and appreciation of scienceamong people of all ages through publications and educational programs. A ...

In 2000, the first draft of PhyloCode was made public, an alternative naming code that does not follow Linnaean rankings and is based on the phylogenetic relationships of taxa in cladograms. In this ...

Some nutritious foods under the current NOVA system could be demonised alongside unhealthy variants. Industry's calling for reform, but what would the next generation look like? The NOVA ...

With the Paris 2024 Paralympics well under way, we take a look at how the classification system works in para-sport – and how are athletes’ classifications defined? The idea behind classifications is ...

PR1, W1, T51, F58, SL4, KL3, SM11. This is not a test to crack a code. But you will see a series of letter and number combinations while engaging with the Paralympics in Paris. At the Olympics, there ...

Seventeen days after the closing ceremony of an outstanding Olympics, France is hosting its next global sporting event as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games get underway. In what is the first Summer ...