Rather than a constant upward trajectory of evolution, it’s been billions of years of boom-and-bust cycles – first an explosion of life, and then a mass extinction of all but the most hardy hangers-on ...

A new study of ancient fossil trails pushes the origins of complex life deeper into Earth’s history, before the Cambrian Period began.

New fossil evidence suggests the Cambrian Explosion, once thought to have occurred 530 million years ago, may have begun 15 ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that the famous Cambrian explosion—the dramatic burst of diverse animal life—might have actually started millions of years earlier than we thought. By analyzing ancient ...

The Cambrian explosion was an extraordinary phenomenon in the evolution of life on the planet that led to the emergence of ...

The Ediacaran Period, which lasted from 635 to 541 million years ago, was home to a unique group of organisms known as the Ediacaran fauna. These soft-bodied creatures, which included Dickinsonia and ...

A weakened terrestrial magnetic field during the Ediacaran period, approximately 635 to 541 million years ago, may have played a crucial role in the proliferation of complex life. This is suggested by ...

In 1967, Dr Misra played a vital role in finding the fossils of ‘Ediacaran fauna’, which is being used to study the origin of life on earth. The area where Dr Misra found the fossils was conserved and ...

Fossil impression of Dickinsonia, an example of Ediacaran fauna, found in present-day Australia. Credit: Shuhai Xiao/Virginia Tech. Millions of years ago, during a period called the Ediacaran ...