All species on Earth, both living and extinct, are related. We know this because of a biological tool called the tree of life. This "tree" takes the form of a diagram that maps the relationships ...

Co.Design has partnered with the Brooklyn design studio Hyperakt to bring you Lunch Talks, a video series of conversations with smart, creative people. Here’s the latest installment.—Eds Data ...

This medieval “Tree of Life” works as a mnemonic memory aid (Image: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University) From studying the bible to visualising computer storage, Manuel ...

A project has come up at work in which I need to take XML data, and transform it into another specific XML structure. Basically, the first step is to map elements from the original XML to the new XML ...

How do scientists diagram evolutionary relationships? Scientists represent evolutionary relationships with tree diagrams (also called cladograms) because new life forms appear the way new branches ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Leaves are food factories for the tree. Powered by sunlight, the green ...