Ancient Fossils in China Reveal What Life Looked Like 550 Million Years AgoAncient rocks in Henan Province hold a significant paleontological secret. Fossils of the Dongpo Biota, dating back 550 million years, reve...
28 Mar, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
Genes related to learning, memory, aggression date back to more than 650 million yearsThe genes necessary for learning, memory, aggression and other complex behaviours appeared approximately 650 million years ago, according t...
18 Jul, 2023, 08.25 AM IST
Discovered in Bhimbetka, India’s lone fossil of world’s oldest animalResearchers believe they have found the first-ever fossil in India of a Dickinsonia —the Earth’s ‘oldest animal’, dating back 570 million y...
10 Feb, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
Earth's first ecosystems were more complex than thoughtA team of researchers from Canada, UK and US studied fossils of the extinct organism called Tribrachidium, which lived in the oceans.
29 Nov, 2015, 04.01 PM IST
Animals caused Earth's first mass extinction, not a catastropheEarth's first mass extinction 540 million years ago was caused not by a meteorite impact or volcanic super-eruption but by the rise of earl...
03 Sep, 2015, 04.49 PM IST