The missing link in the mystery turned out to be an event called the Cambrian explosion. It was only after it that living ...

Exceptionally preserved fossils from the Ediacaran period challenge what scientists thought was possible in sandstone. In the fossil record, creatures without hard shells or skeletons, such as ...

The Cambrian Explosion in which life on Earth underwent massive diversification was likely triggered by eccentricities in Earth’s orbit around our Sun. Or so say the authors of a new paper just ...

In Earth's fossil record, soft-bodied organisms like jellyfish rarely stand the test of time. What's more, it's hard for any ...

Our blue planet is home to countless creatures, some well-known, others still shrouded in mystery. From tiny tardigrades to massive blue whales, the diversity of life today reflects billions of years ...