【CHINA DAILY】Researcher Reveals Secrets of Early Life on Earth
25 ,Dec,2025
What began as a simple childhood fascination has driven Zhu Maoyan into becoming a globally recognized expert in the field of early life evolution and Earth system history.
On top of honors such as being elected as an honorary fellow of the Geological Society of London, Zhu added the title of academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to his repertoire in November.
His pioneering research in paleontology has redefined the understanding of multicellular life before the Cambrian explosion, earning him a spot on Science's 2024 Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs.
【Xinhua】China Focus: New study pushes back origin of complex animal behavior by almost 10 mln years
30 ,Oct,2025
BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- A group of fossilized tunnels dug by animals about 550 million years ago, discovered in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China, have offered new insights into how the earliest animal activities began to shape the seafloor environment.
【EurekAlert】Researchers uncover oldest 3D burrow systems in Hubei's Shibantan Biota
30 ,Oct,2025
A research team from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS) has made progress in studying the Shibantan Biota in Yichang, Hubei Province, uncovering the oldest known complex three-dimensional burrow systems to date. Preserved in approximately 550-million-year-old strata, these trace fossils show that complex animal behaviors were modifying the seafloor environment nearly 10 million years earlier than previously thought.
