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.

The Heidelberg research knowledge on the evolutionary processes of the cruciferous plants and the origin of their species flowed into the "tree of life" for flowering plants, which has just appeared.

A recent study details the genome of the highly prized white oak. The white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone species in ...

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern North America. It also ...

Plants play essential roles in Earth's processes ... and Knighton says they found high levels of conservation across the phylogenetic tree, which means closely related species tend to have ...

While previous attempts to utilize neural networks in classifying extinct organisms within phylogenetic trees have struggled ... The history of a plant species is captured in its shape and ...

in which players create their own phylogenetic trees from a set of species and a list of shared traits. “Games can be powerful tools for giving people a motivating and structured learning ...

Everywhere you go on this planet—on land, underground, in the air, and in the water—you’ll find life that has been shaped by evolution. In NOVA’s Evolution Lab, students will explore the ...

Abad and colleagues shared this innovative online tool, called "IDphy," in the journal Plant Disease for the correct and timely identification of Phytophthora species. IDphy is the first online ...