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 ...

There are only about 1,300 genera of living mammals worldwide. Discovering a totally new genus of mammal happens only a few times a year. Mammals are not especially diverse. Roughly 6,800 mammal ...

1523 – Sweden leaves the Kalmar Union, the union between the kingdoms of Sweden, Norway and Denmark that had been formed in 1379. Gustav Vasa is elected King on 6 June. 1527 – the first parliamentary ...

Zoraptera, also known as angel insects or ground lice, are tiny termite-like insects generally found underneath bark or in ...

Taxonomy is important in that it allows us to know what is out there before it goes extinct. As part of the European ...