Interactive Fractal Tree of Life Zooms In On Earth's Entire Evolutionary History

A new interactive website shows a phylogenetic tree of everything, as zoomable as Google Earth. From protozoans to people, there is a lot of life on this planet, and it’s all connected to a common ancestor from which everything descends. It’s hard to imagine, let alone visualize, all of the commonalities and shared heritage of all of that life. But now you can do it with fractals. A new website launching today lets you explore all of the evolutionary tree of life, zooming in and ou...