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Gigantic ‘Supertree of Life’ covers 2.3 million species

Gigantic ‘Supertree of Life’ covers 2.3 million species

STEAM Register Staff The first draft of the “tree of life” for the roughly 2.3 million named species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes has been released. 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. Credit: opentreeoflife.org The tree depicts the […]