While phylogenies have been getting easier to build, it has been difficult to reuse, combine
and synthesize the information they provide because published trees are often only …

The global diversity of Bacteria and Archaea, the most ancient and most widespread forms
of life on Earth, is a subject of intense controversy. This controversy stems largely from the …

Images of the natural world collected by a variety of cameras from drones to individual
phones are increasingly abundant sources of biological information. There is an explosion …

Life on Earth has evolved from initial simplicity to the astounding complexity we experience
today. Bacteria and archaea have largely excelled in metabolic diversification, but …

We present a comprehensive revision and synthesis of the higher-level classification of the
barnacles (Crustacea: Thecostraca) to the genus level and including both extant and fossils …

The idea that all life on earth traces back to a common origin dates back at least to Charles
Darwin's Origin of Species. Ever since, biologists have tried to piece together parts of this …

Fungi play many essential roles in ecosystems. They facilitate plant access to nutrients and
water, serve as decay agents that cycle carbon and nutrients through the soil, water and …

Recent years have seen increased interest in phylogenetic comparative analyses of
multivariate data sets, but to date the varied proposed approaches have not been …

The One Health concept stresses the ecological relationships between human, animal, and
environmental health. Much of the One Health literature to date has examined the transfer of …

Early environments can profoundly influence an organism in ways that persist over its life. In
reptiles, early thermal environments (nest temperatures) can impact offspring phenotype and …