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.

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 ...

“Humans and fish aren’t close evolutionary cousins,” Siek said. “We’re part of the same phylum called Chordata. We share a ...

Viral diseases remain a significant global health challenge, causing widespread morbidity and mortality. Advances in ...

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.

Study on Drosophilidae shows positive correlations in viral susceptibility, highlighting evolutionary trends that may predict ...

A new paleofish species fossil, Bothriolepis zhujiangyuanensis, has been discovered in Qujing, Southwest China's Yunnan ...

The early lineages of hexapods (broadly defined insects) have long been debated. Researchers at University of Tsukuba and collaborators critically examined the newly proposed "Protura-sister" ...