The Weirdest Theory Yet for Why Life on Earth Suddenly Exploded
In the first 20 million years of the Cambrian period, Earth experienced an explosion of life—a great evolutionary…
Study Claims 540-Million-Year-Old ‘Animal’ Fossils Are Something Else Entirely
In 2017, researchers found tiny, fossilized filaments that, at the time, appeared to be trace fossils of worms…
Scientists Discovered 700 Fossils That Rewrite What We Know About Life on Earth
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The discovery of a collection of about 700 fossils…
Fossils from China show complex life evolved millions of years earlier than once thought
Goblet-shaped sea jelly relatives with miniature “arms.” A plump, legless creature resembling a sausage. Long, wormlike animals tipped…
These Bizarre Fossils Have Baffled Scientists for Years. Now, Experts Have Cracked the Case.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists believe they’ve deduced why prehistoric Ediacara Biota fossils…