Then came the Cambrian period – nature’s version of a creative explosion. Imagine going from microbial monotony to evolutionary maximalism in what geologists call a “quick minute.” This wasn’t just ...

Scientists say a Chinese fossil site offers the first major look at life after the Sinsk mass extinction.

After an ancient mass extinction wiped out ocean life, what came next? A quarry in China just answered that question.

The Cambrian Explosion was a weird time for the creatures of planet Earth. It was a period of impressive change and growth, and many of the species alive then would go on to become the early ancestors ...

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in southern China fossils of a multitude of marine creatures dating to more than a half billion years ago, showing a deep-water ecosystem thriving in the ...

Scientists have unearthed in southern China fossils of a multitude of marine creatures dating to more than a half billion years ago, showing a deep-water ecosystem thriving in the aftermath of the ...