Earth’s magnetic field was once 30 times weaker than it is today. This change may have played a pivotal role in the blossoming of complex life, new research found.

Fossils offer a glimpse into Earth's ancient life, revealing the origins and evolution of complex organisms. Discoveries like ...

Ediacaran fossils at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland. Emily Mitchell "While taller organisms would have been in faster-flowing water, the lack of tiering within these communities shows that their ...

An illustration of some of the underwater creatures that lived during the Ediacaran Period, roughly 635 million to 541 million years ago. University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw ...

Paleontologists have revealed the fossilized remains of a curious creature that is not only one of Earth's oldest animals, but may even be the first to have ever been mobile. Dubbed Quaestio ...

It's thought the Earth is currently entering its sixth major extinction event, but a new study suggests it may actually be the seventh. Scientists have found evidence of a previously unknown mass ...

Droser and her team have made several significant Ediacaran biota discoveries in the area. In 2020, they found the oldest bilaterian — animals with a head, tail, belly, and back —in the world.

In the foreign landscape of the Ediacaran Period, over 500 million years ago, these sea creatures roamed the dark abyss of the seas. In a groundbreaking discovery, ...

Earth’s magnetic field was once 30 times weaker than it is today. This change may have played a pivotal role in the blossoming of complex life, new research found.