Temple University's scientists Sudhir Kumar and S. Blair Hedges, of the Institute for Genomics and Evolutionary Medicine (iGEM) and Center for Biodiversity, have had a longstanding goal to develop ...

A new iPhone app, TimeTree, allows users to see in a few moments how long ago they shared a common ancestor with any species on Earth. By Tom Chivers 23 September 2010 • 4:54pm The TimeTree of Life.

As digital communication continues to evolve, the shared calendar service TimeTree celebrates its 10th anniversary. Within the Time Tree app in Japan territory, in celebration of the 10th anniversary, ...

Depictions of the "tree of life" have come a long way — and changed in meaning — since this 17th century Russian take on it. (Credit Wikimedia Commons) Who doesn't love free stuff? I know I do. And a ...

Scientists have been undertaking the complex task of mapping the timetree of life, which is an arduous mission because bacteria started existing around three billion years ago. A team of researchers ...

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, ...