Exceptionally preserved Cambrian fossils uncovered in the Grand Canyon show how evolution accelerated in resource-rich waters. An extraordinary cache of remarkably well-preserved ancient animals, ...

Ancient predators once thought to be squids are now linked to arrow worms. The discovery highlights unexpectedly advanced ...

Imagine being transported 500 million years into Earth’s past, landing in a world that feels both alien and dangerously ...

For the first time, a fossil-rich discover has been made in the Grand Canyon. Half a billion years ago, the conditions in the ...

A trove of fossils, including a penis worm with a spiked, invertible throat, suggests this spot may have been a cradle of Cambrian evolution.

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have unearthed thousands of microscopic fossils from the iconic Canyon, ...

The Paleoenvironment of Morsirhamphomorpha mothra Burgess Shale – Cambrian Explosion. Image via Openverse. During the middle Cambrian period when M. mothra thrived, Earth’s environments were ...

In a groundbreaking paleontological discovery that rewrites our understanding of early animal evolution, scientists have successfully mapped what is now confirmed to be the oldest known animal brain ...

By Stephen Beech Spiders originated in the sea half a billion years ago, suggests a new study. Finely preserved brain features in a tiny marine arthropod fossil suggest that arachnids – spiders and ...

A University of Chicago study has found that tooth sensitivity may be linked to ancient fish, lead study author Dr. Yara Haridy explained to ABC7.