Fossilized footprints of a primitive reptile found on a slab of rock from Australia could rewrite the story of how animals ...

To better understand the circadian clock in modern-day cyanobacteria, a research team has studied ancient timekeeping systems. They examined the oscillation of the clock proteins KaiA, KaiB, and KaiC ...

They are very tiny, but they are a key source of information when it comes to Earth's evolutionary history: pollen grains are ...

To better understand the circadian clock in modern-day cyanobacteria, a Japanese research team has studied ancient ...

Ikaria wariootia existed during the Ediacaran period, a period of time prior to the renowned Cambrian explosion.

Paleontologists have discovered a three-eyed creature with a pencil sharpener-like mouth that roamed the sea for prey more ...

Evidence of this explosion is present throughout the Burgess Shale, leading to its establishment as a world heritage site by ...

The curious minds at What If show how living in the Cambrian period would result in a swift demise.

But Mosura was different. Instead of the familiar streamlined body with flaps and claws, this little predator had something ...

But after closer study, researchers now say the creature belongs to a much more bizarre group of animals known as ...

A new study led by our Earth Sciences department has made a surprising discovery about a mysterious fossil from the Cambrian period — over 500 million ... may have evolved more complex body shapes ...