The Library's Linnaean collection is due chiefly to the efforts of Basil H Soulsby (1864–1933) who took charge of the Museum's General Library in 1920. By the time he retired 10 years later, Soulsby ...

The first division of living things in the classification system is to put them into one of five kingdoms. The five kingdoms are: The binomial system is important because it allows scientists to ...

Linnaeus' ordered universe has influenced many generations of prominent scientists, including Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Theodore M. Barkley, Paula DePriest, Vicki Funk, Robert W. Kiger, W. John Kress and Gerry Moore As a follow-up to the 2001 Smithsonian Botanical Symposium, in late June of 2002 a group of 15 ...