The same number of species (three blue circles) can have a very different phylogenetic diversity (the sum of the red branches on the tree connecting them) depending on how closely they are related.

The mystery of life’s beginnings has long captivated scientists. Central to that search is LUCA—the last universal common ...

Adaptive radiations and stasis -- Phylogenetic trees across the order Primates Phylogenetic ... Africa reconnected with Eurasia and a major period of global warming caused the expansion of ...

The true global impact of the loss of hundreds ... it’s basically like chopping off a branch of the tree of life and all of that associated phylogenetic diversity is also lost.” ...