For years, a mysterious fossil specimen defied categorization, until one paleontologist made a surprising discovery.

A remarkable fossilized larva has been discovered by scientists with its brain and guts still intact. The fossilized creature ...

Focused on Cambrian fossils, the study reanimates a species long trapped in the pages of forgotten paleontology.

A mysterious fossilized creature discovered more than a century ago has finally been decoded, offering stunning insights into ...

Researchers formally describe Helmetia expansa, offering new insights into its anatomy, behavior and evolutionary relationships.

Professor Lars Schmitz joins WIRED to guide us through a giant tree of life mapping the evolution of eyes in the animal kingdom: how they work, why they've taken the form they have, and the ...

For over a century, scientists have been puzzled by a mysterious fossil called Helmetia expansa, an ancient arthropod from ...