Fossils from China reveal complex animals existed before the Cambrian explosion, reshaping the timeline of early animal ...

A reconstruction of the Jiangchuan biota, an assemblage of early animals represented by fossils from a newly discovered fossil site in China?s Yunnan Province dating to about 554 to 539 million years ...

The most striking finds were fossils thought to be the oldest known deuterostomes — the broad biological group that includes ...

A sweeping genetic study of over 150 species reveals that life’s move from water to land was not a single story, but a series ...

How and why the Cambrian explosion occurred has been the subject of debate ever since fossils of this remarkable event were ...

A fossil bed in China containing animals up to 554 million years old suggests that we may have to reconsider the idea that ...

When the environment changes dramatically, animals from mollusks to crows can make big changes in their behavior that enable them to survive. For example, marmots and ground squirrels in California ...

Scientists now believe consciousness is not exclusive to humans. Research suggests it evolved gradually in animals, allowing ...

Sphen and Magic, two male Gentoo penguins, recently made headlines when they ‘adopted’ an egg. Gentoos are closely related to Adélie penguins, the species Levick first observed in 1911. After the two ...

Animals that adapt behaviorally may evolve physically more slowly, showing resilience rather than weakness in changing ...