Origin & Evolution of Life

Rethinking the Last Universal Common Ancestor of Life: Network Convergence and the Root of the Tree

• Status Report
• June 9, 2026

Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History

New Clues To Origins Of Complex Life Revealed

• Press Release
• November 21, 2025

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Molecular Diversity As A Biosignature

• Status Report
• November 4, 2025

AI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics

Tricorder Tech: AI Matches Human Experts In Classifying Microscopic Organisms

• Press Release
• October 6, 2025

Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History

Study Resolves The Diatom Tree Of Life

• Press Release
• June 4, 2025

Analog Studies

Ice Planet Exploration: A Dataset Of Antarctic Ecosystems In Ice-free Lands

• May 8, 2025

Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics

Ocean Planet Biodiversity Genomics

• Press Release
• April 13, 2025

Extinction events

Mass Extinction 66 million Years Ago Triggered Rapid Evolution Of Bird Genomes

• Press Release
• August 1, 2024

Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History

openVertebrate Project: Open Access CT Scans To Thousands Of Natural History Specimens

• Press Release
• May 13, 2024

Plant Biology

Earth Life Biodiversity: Vast DNA Tree Of life For Flowering Plants Revealed

• Press Release
• April 25, 2024

Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History

Digitizing UK Natural History Collections Is Vital To Understand Life On Earth

• Press Release
• October 7, 2023

Origin & Evolution of Life

LifeGate – New interactive Map Shows The Full Diversity Of Life

• July 27, 2022

Origin & Evolution of Life

Untangling The Tree of Life on Earth

• Press Release
• May 15, 2013