The three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary relationships in the tree of life, ...

To account for the numerous gaps in the fossil record, they treated the parts of the world where fossils have not been ...

Researchers have innovatively merged protein structural data with genetic sequences to construct evolutionary trees, ...

The three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary relationships in the tree of life, ...

In a new study involving whole-genome data, researchers present “CASTER,” a tool that uses arrangements in DNA sequences known as site patterns to infer “species trees,” which are diagrams that depict ...

This week, meet a big-brained ancient human relative, hear a meteorite as it lands on Earth, spot a tiny kangaroo-like marsupial, and more.

Electrical engineers have developed a better way to perform the comparative analysis of entire genomes. This approach can be used to study relationships between different species across geological ...

Researchers at Hokkaido University have developed a new computational tool to help evolutionary biologists analyze complex genetic data to reconstruct the evolutionary history of species and the ...

As forests continue to be cleared and forested landscapes degraded by human activity, their loss can significantly affect the ...

Researchers have found that stick insects keep evolving the same 20 body plans, from the "tree lobster'" to the "bark hugger" and the "large-headed stick." ...