Scientists in France solved the evolutionary mystery of this prehistoric monster, which resembles both the centipedes and ...

For more than a hundred years, scientists have been chasing the face of a creature so large and bizarre it feels almost ...

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

An analysis of leaf litter breakdown in climatically diverse habitats shows that decomposition by larger invertebrates dominates in hot, dry regions and warmer seasons. Researchers have shown that ...

The fossil showed unique stalked eyes and centipede-like characteristics. The face of a car-size, millipede-like creature — the largest arthropod ever to live — has finally been revealed ...

In a detrital food chain, dead organic matter of plants and animals is broken down by decomposers ... Figure 1 shows a simplified food web in a desert ecosystem. In this food web, grasshoppers ...

Centipedes aren't technically decomposers, since they don't feed on dead organic matter or feces; however, they are considered part of the decomposer family because they help break up decaying ...

The discovery in France of two Arthropleura fossils with intact heads has now remedied this, providing the anatomical details needed for scientists to classify it as a huge primitive millipede and ...

New study reveals that in arid ecosystems, larger arthropods such as termites and beetles play a crucial role in decomposition, challenging the ...

(CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades.

(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 ...