Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Q. I notice you sometimes include scientific names of animals in your columns. One time you identified a timber rattlesnake; ...

Last month, I wrote about the common names of birds, and the planned changes to some of those names. In the past, I’ve written about the folk names of birds. But there are also the scientific names of ...

When strolling through a garden center or flipping through a plant catalog, you’ll often notice two distinct names on each tag: a common name and a botanical name. While the common name feels friendly ...

Scientific name of sunflower is Helianthus annuus. Learn about the botanical name, classification, and family name.

Picture one type of grass that covers more of the Earth's surface than any other type of food crop. Wheat is the invisible ...

Passiflora incarnata, Nymphaea odorata, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Asclepius incarnata! Sounds like spells from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, doesn’t it? While these words could come ...

Scientific name of Tulsi: Walk into any traditional Indian home, and chances are you’ll spot a lovely, aromatic herb thriving in the courtyard or on a balcony. We're talking about Tulsi, or Holy Basil ...

Aviva, Chris, and Martin explain what a scientific name is used for in the creature world. Martin, Chris and the gang are creature adventuring in the jungle. They come across Shadow and his mom. Aviva ...