This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. It’s only natural to have lofty aspirations ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. As a parent, it’s only natural to have lofty ...

After years-long discussion, birds will no longer be named after people — a decision meant to dissociate the animals from problematic eponyms. The American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday ...

Last November, the American Ornithological Society, or AOS, announced that it would change the common names of all American birds named after people. There are 152 such “eponymic” names (that is, ...

I marvel at some of the English common names that our local plants have acquired. Some are fanciful (and a bit silly), such as mist-maiden and shy maiden. At least one is totally misleading: skunk ...