This rainforest tree solved one of evolution’s hardest problems. Here’s how it evolved to use tension and geometry to fire ...

One of the last remaining enigmas surrounding arthropod evolution has been the split of the tree of life, separating the two largest groups of arthropods: mandibulates, the group including insects, ...

The three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary relationships in the tree of life, according to a study in Nature Communications. It is the first time ...