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

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 million years earlier.

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

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 ...

This seems to have solved the mystery of how the starfish got its arms. But it doesn’t necessarily answer the ‘why’. Imran ...

Poultry keepers in Wales have been urged to follow Welsh Government guidance for their pets as protection zones are put in ...

Violet coloured traps are better at controlling flies than traditional blue and black ones, according to new research.

Human beings have enjoyed a unique and lonely role among intelligences. Do other minds exist in life's other kingdoms? With ...

Stanford study shows ocean biomass has risen over 540 million years, linking biodiversity to long-term ecosystem health.

A 500-million-year-old fossil from Morocco, discovered by Natural History Museum scientists, is offering extraordinary new ...