By combining data on all known bird species, this tree is the most impressive snapshot yet of one of Earth’s most awe-inspiring classes of animal.

The team also designed the dataset to update automatically as new phylogenetic information about birds becomes available. Crucially, similar techniques used to construct this evolutionary tree can ...

The more species of Homo there were, the higher the rate of speciation. So when those niches got filled, something drove even more species to emerge. This is almost unparalleled in evolutionary ...

Biotech company Colossal Biosciences made headlines in April 2025 after claiming it had “successfully restored … the dire ...

Both ancient human species showed signs of simultaneously using their hands to move around – such as by climbing trees – as well ... show there wasn't a simple "evolution in hand function ...

The exciting discovery is the latest addition to a human family tree that is rapidly growing ... director of the Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins. "We found our long ...