How animals of the Cambrian period experienced the Cambrian Explosion, which shaped life today and could help researchers ...

Let’s go back 541 million years. Earth was about to throw the most spectacular evolutionary party in history. For billions of years, life had been playing it safe with single-celled minimalism. Then ...

From the creepiest Cambrian critters to massive marine reptiles, wonderfully weird sea creatures have inhabited our oceans for over half a billion years. We've put together a list of 25 of the ...

Over 500 million years ago, the Cambrian Period sparked an explosion of skeletal creativity. Salterella, a peculiar fossil, ...

More than half a billion years ago, the world's first monster appeared. With bulging eyes and fearsome, grasping claws, Anomalocaris cruised the seas during the geologic time period known as the ...

At a fossil deposit in Yoho National Park, a 500-million-year-old species had a “taco-shaped” body, researchers said. Sneha Chandrashekar via Unsplash During the Cambrian Explosion, all biological ...

The Cambrian explosion, long hailed as one of the most significant events in the history of life on Earth, has now been brought into question. New research suggests that this dramatic burst of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A rare, half-billion-year-old fossil gives us a clue to how a ...

A treasure trove of exceptionally preserved early animals from more than half a billion years ago has been discovered in the Grand Canyon, one of the natural world's most iconic sites. Subscribe to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The tiny country of Wales on the western coast of Great Britain may ...

Today, Earth is home to animals of all shapes and sizes, from nearly microscopic creatures like tardigrades to 80-foot-long (25 meters) blue whales. These organisms have arisen and evolved over ...