Earth’s history is filled with incredible milestones, and the emergence of the first animals is one of the most captivating.

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More information: Tan Zhang et al, Astronomically calibrating early Ediacaran evolution, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57201-1 Journal information: Nature Communications ...

A 558-million-year-old fossil uncovered Earth’s oldest known animal — say hello to Dickinsonia, a bizarre animal from ancient Ediacaran oceans. With no head or limbs, Dickinsonia resembled ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s twenty-fifth annual Mission Creek Gala: Flora & Fauna took place Saturday, April ...

Grammy award-winning artist Wyclef Jean addresses attendees at the regional CIP conference, emphasizing the importance of Caribbean unity and technology investment. Haitian-born Grammy Award ...

An analysis of organic material from 500-million-year-old fossils upholds the theory that the mysterious creatures were early forms of animal life. Scientists uncovered 500-million-year-old fossilized ...

Learn more about a time period marked by an intense burst of evolution. 3 min read The Cambrian period, part of the Paleozoic era, produced the most intense burst of evolution ever known. The ...