The classification of organisms is an important system for understanding how they are all related. Based on the Linnaeus method, organisms are arranged and grouped based on shared characteristics.

The sponge fauna of Brazil is highly diverse and still underestimated. Until 2011, 443 species were recorded, representing 5.3% of the Porifera diversity worldwide. Nowadays, the complete list of ...

When we think of ancient creatures, dinosaurs often come to mind first. These magnificent reptiles ruled the Earth for approximately 165 million years, from the Late Triassic period (about 231 million ...

To deal with a bully, stay calm and document the bullying, like taking screenshots of cyberbullying and photos of injuries. If someone is in immediate danger from bullying, call 911 or reach out to ...

Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic information from living sponges, as well as chemical signals from ancient rocks, ...

Cognitive dissonance happens when you hold two conflicting thoughts in your mind at the same time — like loving both hamburgers and cows. Cognitive dissonance is a theory in social psychology first ...

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

If you are looking to learn TensorFlow, don't miss the core TensorFlow documentation which is largely runnable code. Those notebooks can be opened in Colab from tensorflow.org.

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

Every animal on Earth belongs to one of about 35 groups called phyla. In biology, a phylum (plural: phyla) is a taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. The NIWA Invertebrate Collection holds ...

The soil under our feet is teeming with mysterious life forms – possibly more than any other habitat on Earth. Scientists have now identified a whole new phylum of bacteria, which is abundant and ...

Deep soil — ranging from below 30 cm (12 inches) to hundreds of meters, depending on soil type and region — is a neglected ecosystem within Earth’s Critical Zone. Biologists have now discovered a ...