Fossil site in China reveals bevy of complex creatures lived prior to the Cambrian explosion, including a ‘Dune’-like sandworm

A newly discovered trove of fossils in southwestern China is shifting the timeline of when complex animals evolved. The diversity and complexity of animal life is thought to have increased rapidly beginning around 539 million years ago, in an evolutionary burst known as the Cambrian explosion. But the new fossil site suggests that some of…

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Illuminated in Orion - NASA

Illuminated in Orion – NASA

NASA astronaut Christina Koch reads on a tablet in the dimly lit Orion crew capsule in this April 3, 2026, photo. To the right of the image’s center, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen is seen in profile peering out of one of Orion’s windows. Lights are turned off to avoid glare on the…

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