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 ...
Our blue planet is home to countless creatures, some well-known, others still shrouded in mystery. From tiny tardigrades to massive blue whales, the diversity of life today reflects billions of years ...
Though the Grand Canyon we know today is a deep and dusty chasm, it was once an equatorial region bathed in a shallow sea. Throughout the middle Cambrian period (about 500 million years ago) this ...
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Scientists find a 500-million-year-old ecosystem in Grand Canyon that they didn't expect
Rare fossils found along the Colorado River 'give us a fuller picture of what life was like during the Cambrian period,' says ...
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