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The A.hitleri population has dwindled. Nazi fanatics like to collect them because of their name. [Credit: Michael Munich | CC BY-SA 3.0]

It’s hard to name a species — and even harder to rename one

 Environment
• March 12, 2025

A beetle named after Hitler is just one of many names that haven’t aged well. Here’s how the species-naming process works

Spotted lanternflies on a tree

Learning to live with the lanternfly

 Environment
• June 13, 2021

I fought the good fight against a backyard invader, but I don’t have it in me this year

A fruit fly with large red eyes sits atop a beige substance against a white background.

New insect species made via genetic engineering

 Life Science
• December 18, 2020

The discovery of organisms that are new to science has historically required years of field work, but species could become something we create instead of find

One dinosaur too many?

 Life Science
• February 2, 2012

Jack Horner works to reclassify dinosaur species

 
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