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How do scientists diagram evolutionary relationships? Scientists represent evolutionary relationships with tree diagrams (also called cladograms) because new life forms appear the way new branches ...

Phylogenies are a fundamental tool for organizing our knowledge of the biological diversity we observe on our planet. But how exactly do we understand and use these devices? Tree diagrams have been ...

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All species on Earth, both living and extinct, are related. We know this because of a biological tool called the tree of life. This "tree" takes the form of a diagram that maps the relationships ...

This medieval “Tree of Life” works as a mnemonic memory aid (Image: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University) From studying the bible to visualising computer storage, Manuel ...

Want to start the New Year with a little bit of perspective? Take a look at this beautiful interactive tree of life diagram created by Evogeneao, which enables you to see how all organisms on earth ...

When we represent the relationships of organisms, our thoughts turn naturally to trees. We draw genealogical family trees, and often think of great apes as part of our extended family. (Some of them ...