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Mycology
Mycology is the scientific discipline that investigates fungi—their diversity, genetics, ecology, biochemistry, and myriad interactions with humans and the environment.
PeopleCarl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) was the Swedish naturalist who revolutionized biology by creating the binomial nomenclature system that still names every living organism on Earth today.
Nature & EnvironmentTree frog
A **tree frog** is any species of frog that spends the majority of its adult life in trees, possessing specialized adaptations for an arboreal existence.
Nature & EnvironmentCockatoo
A cockatoo is any of the 22 species of parrots belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea, native to Australasia.