The labels at the "tips" of a phylogeny can correspond to individual organisms, to species, or to sets of species, as long as each tip makes up a separate branch on the tree of life. In fact ...

The largest timed molecular phylogenetic tree of life, called a "timetree," to date includes just over 200 primate species, ...

Scientists have built the most complete evolutionary timetree for primates, covering 455 species and revealing insights into ...

(Darwin 131–132) In the years following Darwin's work, biologists formally rejected the ladder of life in favor of the tree concept. Nonetheless, many current discussions of evolution ...

“Evolution isn't just a story about where ... to experience some of the evolutionary wonders contained in the tree of life." The other tool that came out of their research is a puzzle-based ...

students will watch seven videos that introduce the missions and give context for how the theme of each mission helps us understand how evolution has shaped life on Earth. Deep Tree: Students ...

From molecules to ecosystems, research topics span the emergence of the earliest form of life, to the evolutionary aspects of environmental change, sustainability and the biodiversity crisis. Our ...

As the tree of life became more complex, the assumption that the human species was the inevitable outcome of progressive evolution became less plausible. Although non-Darwinian theories were retained ...