Evolutionary Tree News Today

New findings illuminate its origin story.

Chronograms of Architecture, a collaboration between e-flux Architecture and the Jencks Foundation at The Cosmic House, takes its starting point from Charles Jencks’ iconic Evolutionary Tree diagrams.

New research shows that placental mammals survived the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs.

How is convergent evolution related to the evolutionary tree, and what changes does it bring to classifying existing taxon today?

Humans evolved in Africa, along with chimpanzees, gorillas and monkeys. But primates themselves appear to have evolved elsewhere – likely in Asia – before colonising Africa. At the time, around 50 million years ago, Africa was an island isolated from the rest of the world by ocean – so how did primates get there? A land bridge is the obvious explanation, but the geological evidence currently argues against it. Instead, we’re left with a far more unlikely scenario: early primates may ha...

Close The feisty fairy wrasses turned to a neon kaleidoscope all thanks to a coral reef "species pump." Fairy wrasses are swimming jewels, dancing, and flouncing around coral reefs. The finger-length fishes arrogant, vibrant courtship exhibitions are meant for mates and competitors, and a recent study proposes that the gentle waxing and waning of ice sheets glaciers and ice sheets may be partially accountable for such a variety of performances. (Photo : Jannet Serhan) Colorful Reef Fishes  Sci...