The giant arthropod 'Arthropleura', which roamed the Earth over 300 million years ago, combined traits of millipedes and ...

Researchers have wondered how an alligator-size arthropod lived more than 300 million years ago. The discovery of an intact ...

In the oxygen-rich air of the Carboniferous period, between roughly 300 million and 360 million years ago, some animals ...

If we became crab-like it would be a slightly horrifying experience, an expert tells us. Crabs molt their entire outer exoskeleton, from their eyes to their gut.

Soil arthropods contribute to terrestrial ecosystem functions and services. Previous studies have mainly focused on specific ...

Tardigrades are microscopic invertebrates measuring between 0.2 mm and 1.1 mm in length. They are close relatives of ...

Now, two well-preserved fossils of the creature unearthed in France have finally revealed what Arthropleura’s head looked like, providing insights into how the giant arthropod lived. Today ...

(CNN) — For nearly two centuries, scientists have tried to solve an enduring mystery about a giant millipede-like animal named Arthropleura that used its many legs to roam Earth more than 300 ...