Editing Environmental science (section)

==== 18th century ====
In 1735, the concept of [[binomial nomenclature]] is introduced by [[Carl Linnaeus|Carolus Linnaeus]] as a way to classify all living organisms, influenced by earlier works of [[Aristotle]].<ref name=":1" /> His text, ''[[Systema Naturae]]'', represents one of the earliest culminations of knowledge on the subject, providing a means to identify different species based partially on how they interact with their environment.{{cn|date=March 2024}}