5亿年前,地球生命进化进入一个繁荣昌盛的时期,在几百万年内,曾经空荡荡的海洋突然间充满了许多新的生命形式,许多生物纷纷出现在地球海洋的舞台上。这就是化石纪录中揭示的第一次物种大爆发事件——“寒武纪物种大爆发”。但是,科学家如今发现,“寒武纪物种大爆发”虽然极为壮观,却在开始后没多久就中止了。那么,是什么力量推动地球生命继续进化的呢? 500 million years ago, Earth’s life evolved into a prosperous period. Within millions of years, the once-empty sea suddenly filled with many new forms of life. Many creatures have emerged on the stage of the Earth’s oceans. This is the first large-scale species explosion in the fossil record - the “Cambrian explosion”. However, scientists now find out that the “Great Cambrian Explosion”, while extremely spectacular, was suspended shortly after the start. So, what is the power to promote the continued evolution of Earth’s life?