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
Popular places to start exploring...
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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This project has enormous potential both as a tool for increasing public knowledge and engagement but also as an aid to research in Conservation and Biodiversity.
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Magnificent piece of software, brilliantly intuitive visualisation of the tree of life
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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 often use OneZoom in my class, the students love it.
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One of the coolest things I've seen on the internet
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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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I have been telling people about how incredible OneZoom is all week!
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…simply the most useful tool for understanding phylogenetic and evolutionary relationships.
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Your tree is the best thing to ever happen to evolutionary education. Keep up the amazing work.
Become a sponsor...
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Only one name per leaf so get your favourite while you can, for yourself or as a gift.
What we've been up to...
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1 January 2020
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