The Canadian fossils belong to the White Sea group. But they appear to be around 567 million years old – 5 to 10 million ...

The newly discovered fossil records suggest that mold-like single-cell organisms "set the stage" for the animal kingdom to evolve, the researchers wrote in a new report, published in the journal ...

Scientists revisiting mysterious 540-million-year-old microfossils from Brazil have overturned a major idea about early ...

From butterflies to blue whales, corals and worms, Earth is home to an incredible diversity of animals. How all of these ...

New fossil discoveries in Canada's Mackenzie Mountains, dating back 567 million years, offer fresh insights into early animal ...

Trove of fossils discovered in Canada sheds light on "when life first became large, complex and unmistakenly animal." ...

A Canadian geologist may have found the earliest fossil record of animal life on Earth, according to a report published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

"These aren't traces of animals that may have passed through the area." ...

Being a scientist is much like being a lawyer. You painstakingly gather evidence to support an argument — though one rooted in the scientific method, not courtroom conjecture. According to new ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Here's why Dickinsonia challenges our previously held ...

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 ...