New fossil evidence from China suggests that some of our vertebrate ancestors had four eyes. The study, published in Nature, ...

The missing link in the mystery turned out to be an event called the Cambrian explosion. It was only after it that living ...

Studies looking at how sponges have evolved on a molecular level have suggested that spicules should be present over 700 ...

Ancient fossils reveal the oldest known vertebrates had four eyes. Remarkably preserved fossil specimens show they could see ...

Research reveals when and why ancient tropical seas transitioned from oxygen oases to marine dead zones, providing clues to ...

Vlad Tenev argues AI will fuel a surge of new jobs, solo companies, and industries, not just cause displacement.

Exceptionally preserved fossils from the Ediacaran period challenge what scientists thought was possible in sandstone. In the fossil record, creatures without hard shells or skeletons, such as ...

Fossils of tiny, jawless marine animals reveal tooth structures sharper than sharks or steel, forcing scientists to rethink ...

Dinosaurs ruled the planet between 230 to 66 million years ago, although many other life forms had evolved well before their ...

The tropical oceans that once served as oxygen-rich havens for Earth's earliest complex life have become the planet's largest marine dead zones. The ...

Humans are captivated by the idea of finding life elsewhere in the universe – and even more by the idea that life, if found, might resemble the complex, animal life here on Earth. One of the easiest ...