Biology

Classifying organisms into successive levels of biological classification in descending or ascending order from kingdom to species and vice versa is known as a taxonomic hierarchy. The taxonomic category or rank corresponds to each level of the hierarchy. Theophrastus wrote the first important text on taxonomy sometime around 300 BC. Carolus Linneaus (1707–1778), the pioneer […]

Taxonomy is the field of biology responsible for classifying all living things. Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist who lived in the 18th century, invented it, and his categorisation system is still being used today. Linnaeus developed binomial nomenclature, which assigns a genus and species name to each type of life. He also created the taxonomic

Taxonomy is an organised system of naming, classifying and identifying organisms based on their biological characteristics. The hierarchical structure of taxonomy ensures that there’s always just one right way to classify any organism into the right categories, which makes it easy to identify the living things around you and the information about them. Whether you’re

A balanced diet is most essential for swine or pigs as we call them. With the rising costs of feed, pork producers have had to make their swine diets unique, meeting the needs of the pigs efficiently. Various terms and concepts of swine nutrition are important parts of the topic related to animal husbandry and

The Sundarbans wetlands in India were designated as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention on January 30th, 2019 marking it as the 27th Ramsar site. The Ganga and Brahmaputra deltas at the mouth of the Bay of Bengal in India and Bangladesh contain hundreds of islands and a network of rivers, tributaries,

The state government wants to make Gogabeel Lake and its important bird area (IBA) in Katihar’s Manihari district a popular tourism destination for birdwatchers, environment enthusiasts, and researchers. The lake covers an area of 87 hectares, with 57 hectares designated as a community reserve and the remaining 30 hectares designated as a conservation reserve. This

Stomatal transpiration is the process in which plants release water through stomata. It accounts for 90% of the moisture that the leaves lose, also known as foliar transpiration. The microscopic apertures seen on the leaf epidermis are known as stomata. Stomata can be seen beneath a microscope. Some plants have stomata on their stems and

The Solanaceae family is also known as the Potato family or nightshade family. Solanaceae comes under order solanales. It is the family of flowering plants that range from annual and perennial herbs to shrubs, epiphytes, and trees and also includes many agriculture crops, medicinal plants, spices, ornamentals, etc. The term Solanaceae is derived from the

The loose surface layer that covers the majority of the land is known as soil. It is made up of both inorganic and organic particles. Soil provides structural support for agricultural plants as well as a source of water and nutrients. What do soil colours indicate? The organic matter content of the soil, the parent

Snow leopards are lovely cats with their spotted coats and huge and fluffy tails, but they are also powerful and ferocious predators capable of chasing and killing a variety of prey species in challenging alpine terrain. They’re known as “ghosts of the highlands” because of their solitary and elusive nature.  Although there are between 2,500