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Every two-word combination must be unique. Called binomial nomenclature, this naming system was popularized by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the 1700s. So, humans are Homo sapiens, the red maple ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Colin Zarzycki, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) U.S. forecasters are expecting an ...