'Tree of life' for 2.3 million species released
Sunday, September 20, 2015 - 03:00
in Biology & Nature
This circular family tree of Earth's lifeforms is considered a first draft of the 3.5-billion-year history of how life evolved and diverged. A first draft of the "tree of life" for the roughly 2.3 million named species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes -- from platypuses to puffballs -- has been released.