What do phylogenetic ... as speech is a uniquely human trait). Thus, understanding the evolutionary history of living species amounts to understanding where on the tree of life these species ...

And, while other branches of the human evolutionary tree are vigorously debated in the literature, the usual signposts of phylogenetic uncertainty (e.g., dashed lines, alternate branches ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

Instruct students to use Deep Tree to create a phylogenetic tree poster ... and interactives that cover numerous evolution topics. Watch the “Becoming Human” mini-series, explore the human ...

“Evolution ... contained in the tree of life." The other tool that came out of their research is a puzzle-based game called Build A Tree, in which players create their own phylogenetic trees ...

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.

The three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary ... tree, or improving trees of other important protein families, would be an important advance for human ...

Phylogenetic comparative methods use phylogenies to ask interesting evolutionary questions. They can be used to: study speciation and extinction determine how quickly or slowly evolutionary changes ...