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2 days ago · Carl Linnaeus [a] (23 May 1707 [note 1] – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, [3] [b] was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy ". [4] Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is ...
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3 days ago · In the early 1700s a young Swede, Carl Linnaeus, was trying to find his position in European society. Being the son of a preacher placed him in the middle to upper middle class, a status he desperately wanted to keep and improve upon. His only real passion was natural history, but that provided little or no income.
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2 days ago · The monarch butterfly or simply monarch ( Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly ( subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. [6] Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown. [7] It is among the most familiar of North American butterflies and an iconic pollinator, [8] although ...
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Apr 2, 2024 · Pliny the Younger (61/62 CE–c. 113 CE) was a Roman author and administrator who left a collection of private letters that intimately illustrated public and private life in the heyday of the Roman Empire. These letters enable the reconstruction of a period for which there is otherwise no serious historical record.
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5 hours ago · Young tigresses establish their first home ranges close to their mother's. Males, however, migrate further than their female counterparts and set out at a younger age to mark out their own area. [92] Four radio-collared females in Chitwan dispersed between 0 and 43.2 km (0.0 and 26.8 mi), and 10 males between 9.5 and 65.7 km (5.9 and 40.8 mi). [93]
Apr 8, 2024 · Scipio Africanus the Younger (born 185/184 bc —died 129 bc, Rome) was a Roman general famed both for his exploits during the Third Punic War (149–146 bc) and for his subjugation of Spain (134–133 bc ). He received the name Africanus and celebrated a triumph in Rome after his destruction of Carthage (146 bc ).
Apr 3, 2024 · The song "Younger" by The Hails delves into themes of regret, introspection, and a yearning for the past. The lyrics depict a sense of longing for a former connection, symbolized by the light left by someone on the narrator's door.
