A fossil of a giant millipede found on a beach in northern England has revealed the "biggest bug that ever lived," paleontologists say. The fossil was discovered in January 2018 in a chunk of ...

A century-old millipede mystery ends as scientists rediscover an 11-inch species in Madagascar, along with 20 other species.

An estimated 4,300 species are missing to science, meaning that they haven’t been seen in the wild for decades, but they’re likely not extinct. Eager to rediscover some of these species, an expedition ...

A five-day expedition in Madagascar's largest rainforest has rediscovered 21 of 30 targeted species, including a nearly 11-inch giant millipede that hadn't been documented by scientists since 1897.

An 11-inch millipede not seen since the 19th century has been rediscovered in Madagascar's rainforest.

A giant millipede thought ‘lost to science' since 1897 has been found alive - one of 21 rediscoveries in Madagascar.

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Long before dinosaurs dominated the landscape, a colossal millipede relative the length of a family car crawled through what is now northern England. Newly analyzed fossils, including a rare glimpse ...

The new large millipede species was discovered in Colombia’s department of Boyacá, in the foothills of the Andes, about 1,600 feet above sea level, according to a study. Ricky Beron via Unsplash ...