When a graduate found a baby Florida scrub millipede, she put it in a kiddie pool. Then it got busy reproducing.

Meet the fascinating armored millipede with an unexpected twist—it smells like cherries! Discover the secrets behind this ...

If I asked you to name an animal that could stop a train, you might guess something big, like an elephant or a bison. Or you might guess a group of smaller animals, like a herd of deer or a flock of ...

Long before the rise of the mighty dinosaurs on our Earth, the planet was indeed dominated by the mighty ‘giants,’ but the ...

Long before dinosaurs, Earth’s forests were ruled by a many-legged giant. Here’s why this millipede’s size still challenges ...

Before scientists even knew how many Florida scrub millipedes were left in the wild, a quiet breakthrough happened in a ...

There are only 370 right whales left. If human activity doesn't change, the population may not be large enough to continue to reproduce by 2035.

Millipedes come in one basic shape but many sizes. When they aren’t curled into a tight ball, millipedes are easily recognizable thanks to their long, cylindrical bodies and dozens, sometimes hundreds ...

Eumillipes persephone is a creature unlike any other: It uses the pulsing rings on its body to burrow deep underground, where it keeps cool from the scorching Australian sunshine. Oh, and it’s got ...

Five new spooky-looking species of millipede have been discovered, one of which belongs to a totally unknown group of critters. The new species, which resemble something out of a sci-fi movie, were ...

The City of Angels, a metropolis of freeways and traffic, has a newly discovered species named in its honor: The Los Angeles Thread Millipede. The tiny arthropod was found just underground by ...