Blind Mexican cavefish became active in light while surface fish reacted to darkness, revealing how evolution rewired brains.

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Exceptionally preserved fossils from China reveal that bryozoans were already thriving during the Cambrian explosion.

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Life in the wild often comes down to survival, and for many species, survival depends on others. A new global study suggests ...

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Long before oceans teemed with life, Earth endured relentless violence. Asteroids slammed into its surface again and again, ...

Scientists believe the first true plants evolved from green algae around 470 million years ago. These early plants lived in ...

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Analyzing 1.75-billion-year-old microfossils from ancient Australian seabeds, paleontologists say ancient eukaryotes — the ancestors of every plant, animal and fungus — huddled in oxygenated seafloor ...