What is the tree of life?
The tree of life shows how all life on earth is related. Each leaf represents a different species. The branches show how these many species evolved from common ancestors over billions of years. In our interactive tree of life you can explore the relationships between 732,697 species and wonder at 68 images on a single zoomable page.
- 732,697 species
- 68 images
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Biodiversity and Conservation...
We want to help everyone appreciate biodiversity and the need to conserve it.
Red leaves on our tree of life show species known to be under threat of extinction.
Green leaves are either okay for now but might be nearly threatened.
Most leaves are grey meaning that it's not known how threatened they are.
What they say...
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The best tool I’ve seen for exploring the tree of life on this planet.
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OneZoom is a brilliant, interactive tool for understanding the scope and scale of the tree of life, including highlights for conservation priorities.
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The best interactive tree of life ever!
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OneZoom is one of the most fascinating visualization projects
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I wanted to congratulate the OneZoom team on the amazing interface and reference resource that is OneZoom. Amazing job!
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Your tree is the best thing to ever happen to evolutionary education. Keep up the amazing work.
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OneZoom really helps get my mind around the complexities of the tree of life.
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I showed OneZoom to my colleagues as - honestly - the most impressive visualization of scientific results I have ever come across.
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This will revolutionize how we teach and understand the Tree of Life. It is an invaluable tool for communicating the grand scope of life's history.
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One of the coolest things I've seen on the internet
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What we've been up to...
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1 January 2020
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