The Jurassic fossil Juracanthocephalus reveals a key evolutionary link between rotifers and parasitic acanthocephalans, resolving debates about their origins and anatomy. A research team from the Nanj ...

Scale bar, 2.0 mm. (Image by NIGPAS) Figure 3: Simplified cladogram of Gnathifera showing Juracanthocephalus in red color. (Image by NIGPAS) Figure 4: Phylogenetic tree from 50% majority rule ...

POD index was defined as the ratio between the number of randomly generated decision trees that predicted sample as ‘HCC ... of faecal microbial community among all samples (figure 2F). Phylogenetic ...

By combining data on all known bird species, this tree is the most impressive snapshot yet of one of Earth’s most ...

Pay attention to the trees on your property throughout the year so you can keep them in good health. Large, mature trees provide the lion’s share of benefits to people, such as providing shade ...

Lightning is often seen as a killer, leaving behind destruction and death of trees — but one tropical species has evolved to use the force of nature to its benefit. The tonka bean tree ...

In 2021, The New York Times referred to trees as “stationary superheroes” in the increasingly difficult fight against climate change. As catastrophic events like wildfires, flooding and heat ...

Historically classified as a distinct animal phylum, their highly specialized body plan has led to ongoing debates regarding their phylogenetic position. Morphological studies have proposed ...

A Lone Tree day care center with a history of child abuse allegations against its teachers will close next month due to low enrollment. Crème de la Crème, which operates dozens of child care ...