A newly identified sponge group called Vilesida is giving scientists a clearer view of animal origins, linking sponges with ...

The evolution of some of the earliest complex animals on our planet may have been spurred on by other, simpler early animals. These simple marine animals first evolved around 560 million years ago and ...

Now, picture early animals trying to survive in such an extreme environment. This was the reality for early animal life in the oceans and seas about half a billion years ago. This was also the time ...

Why did humans take over the world while our closest relatives, the Neanderthals, became extinct? It's possible we were just smarter, but there's surprisingly little evidence that's true.

A backward question mark shape on the creature's back reveals early animal evolutionary history. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Researchers propose that placozoans, one of the simplest kinds of animals, may contain the blueprint for the neurons of more complex creatures. By Sam Jones For hundreds of millions of years, ...

Emma Hammarlund receives funding from the European Research Council Horizon 2020. Imagine a world where the oxygen you need changes dramatically between day and night. Your world shifts from being ...