Summary Researchers at EMBL-EBI and collaborators have developed SPRTA, a new way to measure confidence in evolutionary ...

A new method from EMBL-EBI and collaborators offers fast, easy-to-interpret confidence scores for phylogenetic trees for pandemic preparedness ...

This article introduces the field of bioinformatics and its importance as a cornerstone of biological research, as well as ...

For ten years running, computer scientist Alexandros Stamatakis from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) ...

Genomes are key to unlocking life's evolutionary history. The presence and absence of certain genetic sequences and mutations can give us clues to the ...

A citrus tree expert reveals how to grow a lemon tree in a pot, including getting the plant to produce fruit. Growing lemons in a container is easier than you may believe. “On a scale of one to 10, ...

My father always said that Oct. 10 was the precise day when the Florida air shifted ever so slightly with a tease of fall. Every year on that day, he’d lay some wood in the fireplace and strike a ...

Bamboo, palm, and banana trees look and act like trees, but are actually closer to grasses in how they grow because—unlike trees—their stems do not grow wider over time. However, due to their towering ...

In the Amazon forest, human disturbances are now changing which trees grow, how they work, and how deep their evolutionary ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The old tree had survived plenty. Branches tangled in power lines. Dogs ...