A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.

Landscape dynamics determine the evolution of biodiversity on Earth. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 26, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 11 / 231129112401.htm. University of Sydney.

Soft-bodied Cambrian fossils found in the Grand Canyon reveals how early animals evolved complex feeding systems over 500 ...

5 fun facts about evolution. The last common ancestor of all life on Earth is estimated to have existed around 4.2 billion years ago.; There are three ingredients necessary for natural selection ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed. What followed was a cascade of environmental and biological changes ...

The Imago Mundi, dating back to the 6th century BCE, is the oldest known world map and offers a rare glimpse into ancient perspectives on the Earth and the heavens. The Babylonian map, believed to ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed. What followed was a cascade of environmental and biological changes ...