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 ...

These drawings show the characteristic, species-specific pigment patterns of both 'leech varieties' in remarkable detail. Cuvier's original figures are of the same quality as recently published ...

The relevance of taxonomy in our genomic era is greater than ever. Correct naming is crucial for developing new foods and medicines, and for understanding our changing environment. Amazingly, we do ...