The Grand Canyon reveals new insights into Earth's Cambrian Explosion and rapid marine biodiversity evolution.

Harvard paleontologists Rudy Lerosey-Aubril and Javier Ortega-Hernández dug up what they believe is a 500-million-year-old ...

But to find that complexity, we must take the lessons of the boring billion to heart. Planets are not just a stage on which the drama of life’s evolution takes place. They are main characters too.

Since soon after our planet formed, Earth's 4.6 billion-year-long history was dominated by single-celled life. Something ...

The Cambrian Explosion saw an incredible diversity of life emerge, including many major animal groups alive today. Among them were the chordates, to which vertebrates (animals with backbones ...

Something dramatic happened about 500 million years ago called the Cambrian "explosion," during which an incredible diversity of life forms became preserved in the rock record. These fossils ...

Dozens of animals, some on land but many in the ocean, can produce light within their bodies through chemical reactions. Scientists are still trying to understand when and why this trait developed.

Moonvalley, a new generative video startup, claims it's building models using more ethical and transparent approaches.

Collaborative research integrating innovative analytical techniques with traditional field geology, conducted in one of the world’s leading geologic laboratories, has provided fresh insights into the ...