The Synthesis of "cladistics"

Discover cladistics, the scientific method for classifying organisms based on shared ancestry and mapping the evolutionary 'family trees' of life.

A look at phylogenetic trees, the diagrams that map the evolutionary history of life, and their growing importance in science and medicine.

Explore the theory of evolution, the process of natural selection, and how life on Earth adapts, diversifies, and changes over generations.

An introduction to taxonomy, the science of classifying living organisms, and its critical importance in conservation, medicine, and research.

Discover common descent, the evolutionary theory that all life on Earth shares a single universal ancestor. Learn how it unites all living things.

Discover the meaning of genus, a key rank in biological taxonomy that groups together closely related species. Learn its importance in science.

Explore convergent evolution, the fascinating process where unrelated species independently develop similar traits to adapt to similar environments.

Discover homologous structures, the similar anatomical features in different species that point to a shared common ancestor and divergent evolution.

Speciation is the evolutionary process that creates new species, driving the biodiversity of life on Earth. Discover how it happens and why it matters.

Discover Charles Darwin, the English naturalist whose groundbreaking theory of evolution by natural selection forever changed our understanding of life on Earth.