Scientists just sequenced the first sea spider genome, uncovering genetic clues to limb growth, regeneration, and ancient ...

Researchers from the University of Vienna and the University of Wisconsin- Madison have created the first chromosome-level ...

An international collaboration featuring the University of Vienna and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) has led to ...

Scientists reconstructed 500 million years of evolutionary history to reveal which came first: colorful signals or the color ...

A story of bacteria, arthropods, and two very smelly organic compounds.

A finger-sized fossil has shed new light on the diversity of ancient arthropods. More than 500 million years ago, many major animal groups first appeared on Earth in a burst of evolution known as the ...

After 25 years of research, a 444-million-year-old inside-out fossil has finally been named. The fossil, which researchers at the University of Leicester have identified as a new species of ...

300-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal What Worlds Biggest Arthropod Looked Like Arthropods, a diverse group of invertebrates, are known for their segmented bodies, jointed legs and exoskeletons.

Fossils Reveal the Face of an Extinct Nine-Foot-Long ‘Millipede,’ the Largest Arthropod to Ever Live Scientists in France solved the evolutionary mystery of this prehistoric monster, which ...

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