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 million years ...

The evolutionary innovations of insects and other arthropods are as numerous as they are wondrous, from terrifying fangs and stingers to exquisitely colored wings and ingenious feats of engineering.

The oldest fossilized remains of complex animals appear suddenly in the fossil record, and as if from nowhere, in rocks that ...

Newly discovered fossils of a giant, extinct sea creature show it had modified legs, gills on its back, and a filter system for feeding -- providing key evidence about the early evolution of ...

A new study from the rainforests of Panama provides an unprecedented level of detail regarding the diversity and distribution of arthropod species from the soil to the forest canopy. Yves Basset, ...

When we think of blood, the colour red usually comes to mind. But in the animal kingdom, some creatures have blood that ...

The specimen that the team from the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto examined was first discovered in the fossil-rich Burgess Shale formation in British Columbia over 100 years ago. Fossils from this ...

A fossilized larva dating back over half a billion years has been discovered with its brain, digestive system, and nerve ...

It’s hard to believe that a prehistoric sea creature the size of Shaquille O’Neal could teach us anything about a modern dust mite. But a 7-foot-long, 480-million-year-old marine animal called an ...

Do you know what the largest and most diverse group within the animal kingdom is? Arthropods, known for their segmented body parts, out number all the rest! This group includes insects, arachnids, ...

Newly discovered fossils of a giant, extinct sea creature show it had modified legs, gills on its back, and a filter system for feeding — providing key evidence about the early evolution of arthropods ...