Learn more about a time period marked by an intense burst of evolution. 3 min read The Cambrian period, part of the Paleozoic era, produced the most intense burst of evolution ever known.

Internal, genetic factors were also crucial. Recent research suggests that the period prior to the Cambrian explosion saw the gradual evolution of a "genetic tool kit" of genes that govern ...

FROM 508 MILLION YEARS AGO TO TODAYPreserved in the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, the worm Canadia spinosa was part of an explosion in biodiversity during the Cambrian period that gave birth ...

The Grand Canyon reveals new insights into Earth's Cambrian Explosion and rapid marine biodiversity evolution.

data to show that continental clay export promoted organic carbon burial and thus atmospheric oxygenation during the Cambrian period.

Our ancestors had no problem with the idea that the sun would rise and set every day, providing light and warmth, forever.

While we all brag about how fast social media travels, it wasn’t long ago when the fastest communication were wires strewn ...

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