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 ...

In the Iringa Region of Tanzania, a small creature was found wandering a pine tree plantation. Twalib Aladin via Unsplash Scuttling under the pines at a plantation in the highlands of Tanzania, a long ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scuttling under the pines at a plantation in the highlands of Tanzania, a long critter took a step. Then it took another and ...

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

(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 million ...

Customs agents are used to confiscating fake Viagra pills, counterfeit sports jerseys and illegal DVDS. They're not accustomed to snagging giant myriapodous arthropods, however, that wriggle in the ...