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Yggdrasill griffin and sacred tree Diagram of the tree of life based on the three-domain system, showing Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukaryota branching into four kingdoms: Plants, Animals, Fungi, and Protista, with illustrations of representative organisms for each group. Brad Pitt, Laramie Eppler, Jessica Chastain, and Tye Sheridan stand together outdoors in a scene from The Tree of Life, with a vintage car and houses in the background.

Tree of life: References & Edit History

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  • Stephen Eldridge
    Stephen Eldridge is a writer and editor of fiction and nonfiction for all ages.

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Article title updated for style. Nov 04, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Science Show - The tree of life. Jul 24, 2026
Add new Web site: BYU ScholarsArchive - Tree of Life, Tree of Healing (PDF). Aug 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Live Science - What is the 'tree of life'? Apr 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Nature Microbiology - A new view of the tree of life. Sep 25, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - The tree of life: with Darwin from Genesis to genomics. Aug 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Tree of Life. May 21, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Mapping the Tree of Life: Progress and Prospects. Apr 09, 2024
Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Tree of Life. Nov 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Learn Religions - What is the Tree of Life in the Bible? Aug 09, 2023
New article added. Nov 10, 2022
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