Phylogenies are a fundamental tool for organizing our knowledge of the biological diversity we observe on our planet. But how exactly do we understand and use these devices? Tree diagrams have been ...

Though I don't blog about the topic with the breadth and depth of individuals such as Brian Switek or Darren Naish I do take some interest in natural history. This is the domain which was my original ...

Monophyletic groups—groups that consist of all of the descendants of a most recent common ancestor—arise naturally as a consequence of descent processes that result in meaningful distinctions between ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. We note that according to our mitochondrial data set, the cephalochordates and vertebrates form a highly supported monophyletic ...