Max Telford's new book, The Tree of Life, is a millennia-spanning exploration of the history – and future – of evolutionary ...

By combining data on all known bird species, this tree is the most impressive snapshot yet of one of Earth’s most ...

A research team has created a comprehensive evolutionary tree of all bird species, integrating data from hundreds of studies ...

Located on the blustery Pacific coastline of Washington state, the Tree of Life earned its name from how it has survived in a seemingly unsurvivable environment – and does so with an ...

A discovery by scientists at Scripps Research and the Georgia Institute of Technology could shed light on the evolution of ...

In 2010, Pamela and Alistair Thompson planted a young Wollemi Pine sapling at their home in Malvern, Worcestershire. The tree, once 18 inches tall, now towers over 13 feet. This spring, Pamela ...

We are so busy living that we are oblivious to life. Looking at trees, one wonders whether a tree would be aware of its roots; its source of life. Let aside trees, but is even a human aware of his ...

This data is now part of the Open Tree of Life (OpenTree) project—a collaboration between evolutionary biologists and taxonomists which aims to construct the evolutionary history of all known ...

Throughout the month of April, Columbia residents observe Arbor Day — the conservation holiday that encourages planting trees — with tree seedlings ... quality of life. They improve water ...

A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego is making it easier for researchers from a broad range of ...

A 70-year-old Athens man died after falling approximately 50 feet from a tree while trimming branches. The incident occurred on April 20 at the man's residence on Championship Drive. A 70-year-old ...

Life depends on genes being switched on and off at exactly the right time. Even the simplest living organisms do this, but ...