It’s the story of how life went from simple to spectacular in one magnificent evolutionary burst. Let’s unpack this geological timeline with the precision of a Swiss watch and the wit of a late-night ...

The Cambrian period, often celebrated for the “Cambrian explosion”, marked a pivotal phase in the history of life when early arthropods emerged and rapidly diversified. These organisms not only ...

The Cambrian Explosion in which life on Earth underwent massive diversification was likely triggered by eccentricities in Earth’s orbit around our Sun. Or so say the authors of a new paper just ...