Four billion years ago, Earth was violent, hot, and unstable. Yet new research suggests that by then, life had already ...

Genomes are key to unlocking life's evolutionary history. The presence and absence of certain genetic sequences and mutations can give us clues to the ...

In the dim waters off the Japanese coast, scientists have stumbled upon something that shouldn’t exist. Or at least not by the rules we thought biology followed. It’s a single-celled organism with ...

When trees and soil fungi form close associations with each other, both partners benefit. Many tree species have further enhanced this cooperation by forming a concurrent symbiosis with two different ...

The story of primates is a tale of incredible variety and ancient roots, told through the lens of science, DNA, and time itself. These creatures, ranging from massive gorillas to tiny mouse lemurs, ...

The mammalian order of Primates comprises 172 species of Old World apes and monkeys (Catarrhini), 146 New World monkeys (Platyrrhini), and 144 lemurs, lorises, and galagos (Strepsirrhini). Primates ...

A groundbreaking study employing full genome-scale data has revolutionized our understanding of bird evolution, revealing new insights into the phylogenetic relationships among bird species. By ...

Abstract: A phylogenetic tree is a diagram that illustrates the relationships between species or organisms across time. Building phylogenetic trees is a crucial task in bioinformatics. Various ...

A groundbreaking study presents the most exhaustive frog evolutionary tree, spanning 5,242 species. The research proposes a revised timeline for frog evolution and introduces innovative software, ...

Assembling a phylogenetic tree of ribonucleotide reductases sheds light on how these enzymes adapted to increasing levels of oxygen in the atmosphere billions of years ago. Open annotations (there are ...

LifeGate 2022, created by Leipzig University researcher Martin Freiberg, is an attempt to arrange all known species (about 2.6 million) in an interactive zoomable user interface. “I wanted to ...