This may be the reason why biologists have only in the last few decades come to develop a rigorous understanding of phylogenetic trees. This understanding allows present-day researchers to use ...

What do phylogenetic trees illustrate? These diagrams don't just organize knowledge of biodiversity - they also show us that living species are the summation of their evolutionary history.

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Decades after it was first found in Japan, a species of crustacean with unique black-and-white coloring that resembles a ...

“Understanding phylogenetic trees can be difficult, but we’re working to make it more accessible,” says principal investigator Chia Shen, director of Scientists’ Discovery Room (S ...

The idea of a species is fundamental to the way that many people understand the structure of life on Earth. But ask 10 ...

A recent study suggests that by the Neoproterozoic period, distinct lineages of amoebae, as well as the ancestors of plants, ...

The Evolution Lab contains two main parts: Build A Tree: Students build phylogenetic trees themed around the evidence of evolution, including fossils, biogeography, and similarities in DNA.

Just like the phylogenetic tree of the influenza virus subtype H3N2 (right), the phylogenetic tree of the 'common cold' coronavirus 229E (left) shows an asymmetrical shape, indicating a shift ...

Anthropogenic nitrogen deposition and climate change can reduce the competitive advantage of nitrogen-fixing plants, leading ...

From Tasmania to Madagascar to New Guinea, islands make up just over five per cent of Earth's land yet are home to 31 per cent of the world's plant species. A new study shows that of all plants ...

Decades after it was first found in Japan, a species of crustacean with unique black-and-white coloring that resembles a ...