Fossils from China reveal complex animals existed before the Cambrian explosion, reshaping the timeline of early animal ...

Animal life began in aquatic environments more than 600 million years ago. Around 500 million years ago, during the Cambrian ...

A remarkable assemblage of fossils from China is revealing that animal life diversified in Earth's primordial seas millions ...

A fossil bed in China containing animals up to 554 million years old suggests that we may have to reconsider the idea that ...

The transition from water to land is a question that still intrigues scientists. Those ancient organisms would have needed to adapt to several new challenges to life out of water. So, how did they do ...

Until now, there was a conflict in the field of paleontology. Genetic analysis of how fast traits mutated and evolved ...

Scientists have discovered fossils in China that reveal a crucial transition from simple to complex life on Earth ...

When the environment changes dramatically, animals from mollusks to crows can make big changes in their behavior that enable ...

Animals that adapt behaviorally may evolve physically more slowly, showing resilience rather than weakness in changing ...

The human ability to cook may seem ordinary, but it marks one of the most important evolutionary turning points in our ...

The discovery of why some birds emit more heat than others can be used for both conservation and the creation of ...