Animals first flex their muscles
27 August 2014A new fossil discovery identifies the earliest evidence for animals with muscles.
How some of the first animals lived - and died
11 August 2014New three-dimensional reconstructions show how some of the earliest animals on Earth developed, and provide some answers as to why they went extinct.
New fossil find pinpoints the origin of jaws in vertebrates
11 June 2014A major fossil discovery in Canada sheds new light on the development of the earliest vertebrates, including the origin of jaws, the first time this feature has been seen so early in the fossil record
A snapshot of life 560 million years ago
10 March 2014A new display at the Sedgwick Museum focuses on the latest research into a group of fossils that might be the earliest examples of animals ever found. Palaeontologist Dr Alex Liu hopes that the exhibition will raise awareness of the unique organisms that lived in the Ediacaran period. Â
Mammals vs dinosaurs
15 March 2013Were dinosaurs really the most exciting and interesting creatures ever to roam the planet? Zoologist Nick Crumpton tells the Cambridge Science Festival that it’s high time other prehistoric animals stepped out from the shadows.
Hot baths extra – a glimpse into the making of Earth sciences
20 April 2012A display of material from the Sedgwick Museum records archive, on view to the public from tomorrow, offers a rare glimpse into the daily lives of the scientists who changed the way we think about the world around us.
