<p>Why are we the only species with chins? Where did our spines come from? Why don't we have wings? We know we are descended from apes, in this gamechanging book, Max Telford shows us how we are related to every living thing.<br><br>Science's greatest puzzle is where did we come from and how did we get here. This book shows how telling this story depends on understanding the gigantic family tree - the Tree of Life - that records the relationships between all species of life on earth - from humans, fish and butterflies to oak trees, mushrooms and bacteria. Knowing the Tree of Life unlocks the distant past letting us travel back in time to follow the twists and turns of life's history; it is what allows us to tell the very personal story that began four billion years ago with the tiny ancestor of all life and ends with you and me.<br><br>Studded with vivid and fascinating stories, this book is a biography of life itself. We'll learn how grey wolves are more closely related to humans than
