A strange sea creature was anatomically unlike anything that had ever been seen; reversing it led to an epiphany

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. An extinct ribbon-like sea creature the size of a human hand was one of the first animals to develop a precursor to a backbone. Scientists recently identified the animal’s nerve cord by using a reverse … Read more

A strange sea creature was anatomically unlike anything that had ever been seen; reversing it led to an epiphany

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. An extinct ribbon-like sea creature the size of a human hand was one of the first animals to develop a precursor to a backbone. Scientists recently identified the animal’s nerve cord by using a reverse … Read more

The famous fossil is actually made of paint, rocks and a few bones, researchers say

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A 280-million-year-old fossil thought to be a well-preserved example of an ancient reptile is largely a forgery, according to new research. The fossil, first discovered in the Italian Alps in 1931, has the scientific name … Read more

The famous fossil is actually made of paint, rocks and a few bones, researchers say

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A 280-million-year-old fossil thought to be a well-preserved example of an ancient reptile is largely a forgery, according to new research. The fossil, first discovered in the Italian Alps in 1931, has the scientific name … Read more