The Cambrian explosion, long hailed as one of the most significant events in the history of life on Earth, has now been ...

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 ...

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 ...

Burgess Shale – Cambrian Explosion. Image via Openverse. Analysis of Morsirhamphomorpha mothra’s morphology suggests it was an active predator that employed a distinctive hunting strategy. Its ...

New research shows that the Cambrian explosion, one of the most important interludes in the story of life on Earth, may have been triggered by a small increase in oxygen levels. Using datasets ...

As the Ediacaran Period drew to a close, the stage was set for one of the most remarkable events in the history of life on Earth: the Cambrian Explosion. This relatively brief period, lasting from ...

The Cambrian explosion is commonly referred to as evolution's Big Bang. The Cambrian Period began some 543 million years ago. Astonishing fossil records reveal the first appearance of various marine ...