A global catalog shows how creatures across the tree of life balance rigidity with flexibility in remarkably consistent ways ...

Properly deciphering the branching pathways of evolution could unlock the history of every component of natural biology.

In 1997, I had a vision that I drew out, it would change my life. It depicted the evolution of complexity that started with energy and grew into the dimensions of matter, life, mind, and culture. The ...

The Baobab is one of the strangest-looking trees on Earth, and has been described as an “upside-down tree” and even the “tree of life” due to its nutrient-rich fruit. While six of the eight species of ...

A tree of life based on genes from across the nuclear genome and containing nearly 60% of all angiosperm genera unveils the complex evolutionary history of flowering plants. This tree both ...