Q. I notice you sometimes include scientific names of animals in your columns. One time you identified a timber rattlesnake; another time, two turtles (an Alabama redbelly turtle and a stinkpot).

While wandering a new planet in No Man’s Sky, you’re going to discover animals unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Once you’ve found one it’s, both a blessing and a curse that you get to name it.

Last December, the environmental group Rainforest Trust celebrated its 30th anniversary by auctioning off the rights to name 12 newly discovered species, including orchids, frogs, and an ant. The ...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: A Lemur and Its Name -- 1 The Need for Names -- 2 How Scientific Naming Works -- 3 Forsythia, Magnolia, and Names Within Names -- 4 Gary Larson's ...

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Q. I notice you sometimes include scientific names of animals in your columns. One time you identified a timber rattlesnake; another time, two turtles (an Alabama redbelly turtle and a stinkpot).