A fossil with eyes on stalks and a clawed trunk, the Tully monster has defied classification for over 70 years—and still has ...

The conodont Wurmiella excavata was said to have had razor-sharp structures that processed prey from left to right, rather ...

"Animals, plants, seaweed, and foraminifera are all eukaryotes. We were interested in studying this foraminifera because it thrives in a very similar environment to Earth during the Precambrian, a ...

A 2024 study posits that a mysterious animal found in San rock art is actually a reconstruction of a dicynodont.

An in-depth analysis of marine eukaryotic fossils, organisms whose cells contain a nucleus, has provided a better understanding of the evolution of life on Earth. This research shows that the first ...

The cell theory Hints at the idea that the cell is the basic component of living organisms emerged well before 1838–39, which was when the cell theory was officially formulated.

Skinner, B.F. (1938) The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis. B.F. Skinner Foundation, Cambridge, MA. has been cited by the following article: ...

Let’s look at some animals that use it to great effect and examine the reasons why they do it. Animals Faking Their Own Death as a Defense Mechanism When animals use thanatosis as a defense mechanism, ...

In a first-of-its-kind effort, scientists from Stanford University measured how the biomass of marine organisms – the actual amount of living material in the ocean – has changed over the last 540 ...

Beaches closed in multiple suburbs due to elevated bacteria levels North Point Marina Beach was first closed Thursday, while Friday marked the third closed day for Waukegan North Beach.

The Cambrian explosion was an extraordinary phenomenon in the evolution of life on the planet that led to the emergence of many animal phyla and the diversification of species. During this period, ...