The names scientists give to humanity’s ancient relatives are more than labels. They encode a story about who counts as close ...

Homo habilis appeared more than two million years ago and has traditionally been described as the earliest species in the ...

Taxonomy is the science of classification according to a predetermined system, with the resulting catalog used to provide a conceptual framework for discussion, analysis or information retrieval. The ...

For centuries, biologists have used taxonomy to sort living things into groups based on appearance, behavior and other perceptions of identity. They have christened plants and animals with binomials ...