Tag: Biodiversity Heritage Library

  • Nation & World

    What’s in a (scientific) name

    The Harvard Museum of Natural History is taking on names — both common and scientific — together with companion institutions in a series of new installations that introduce the public to the color and complexity of appellations.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    One million species, and counting

    Just weeks after adding its millionth Web page, the online biology clearinghouse called the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) has received a grant from the Sloan Foundation that will allow it to continue its mission of documenting every living plant and animal species on the globe.

    4 minutes