A trip to a natural history museum will showcase on full display the plethora of incredible extinct creatures that once dominated our Earth. It's hard to imagine that these creatures were once living, ...

A fossilized larva dating back over half a billion years has been discovered with its brain, digestive system, and nerve structures remarkably preserved. The tiny creature, an early arthropod ancestor ...

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