New research shows the “upside-down trees” originated in Madagascar and then caught a ride on ocean currents to reach mainland Africa and Australia. By Rachel Nuwer Baobabs are one of the most ...

The baobab tree evolved on the island of Madagascar before eventually spreading to Africa and Australia, new research suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

On Aug. 20, 1858, Darwin’s theory of evolution saw daylight for the first time. More than 165 years later, Sonoma County is still writing its own chapters of survival and extinction. On Aug. 20, 1858, ...

Tree thinking is a pedagogical approach that emphasises the interpretation and construction of phylogenetic trees to elucidate evolutionary relationships. In the context of evolutionary biology ...

An updated evolutionary model shows that living systems evolve in a split-and-hit-the-gas dynamic, where new lineages appear in sudden bursts rather than during a long marathon of gradual changes.

The order Primates consists of not only our closest relatives on earth, the seven great apes, but also over 450 species of monkeys, lemurs, lorises, and galagos. Primates are fantastically diverse, ...