The rich fossil repository known as the Burgess Shale was first discovered a century ago. Siobhan Roberts The fossil-hunting expedition began with a lung-busting hike, accompanied by an incessant ring ...
In 1909, Charles Doolittle Walcott discovered the Burgess Shale formation in British Columbia, revealing exceptionally preserved soft-bodied ancient life. This geological wonder, a lagerstätte, ...
New research proposes the Brain-First Hypothesis: the evolution of the brain drove animal diversification during the Cambrian ...
A stunning fossil discovery in the Grand Canyon has opened a new window into one of the most fascinating chapters in Earth’s history. Buried in rocks that are over 505 million years old, scientists ...