A microorganism whose evolutionary roots can be traced to the era of the first multicellular animals may provide a glimpse of how single-celled organisms made a critical evolutionary leap. In ...

A genomic atlas of Nematostella vectensis reveals how primitive animals created multiple cell types millions of years ago, ...

Slime molds, which live in soil, are truly ancient animals. They arrived on land close to a billion years ago and may well have colonized continents that were then home only to films of bacteria.

In an incredible discovery, scientists have uncovered what they believe is the oldest animal ever found on Earth. Known as Otavia antiqua, this primitive organism dating back 760 million years, was ...

It is 1976 in Mrs.Prickett’s first grade class at the long-closed Williams Junior High School (located near Pleasant Valley High School in Calhoun County). During nap time, she reads stories about ...