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 paper does have the potential to make us rewrite textbooks and redesign museum exhibits,” paleontologist Thomas Holtz of the University of Maryland in College Park told Science. But, “before the ...

Instruct students to use Deep Tree to create a phylogenetic tree poster or ... a series of short classroom videos that depict evolution of the animal kingdom on Earth. Shape of Life focuses ...

The result of this analysis is a phylogenetic tree, which illustrates the branching patterns of evolution, showing common ancestors and the paths of divergence that led to the diversity of life we ...

“Evolution isn't just a story about where ... s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. “Understanding phylogenetic trees can be difficult, but we’re working to make it more accessible ...

The Cetacea clade contains the largest animal to ever live—the blue whale ... Looking deeper by mapping the skull markers onto the cetacean phylogenetic tree, she and a team of fellow whale experts ...

Why it matters: The findings weigh in on a fundamental question and fierce debate in biology — why does evolution follow ... The team created a phylogenetic tree of chitons and mapped when ...