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A fossil uncovered by chance on a remote beach in northern England has revealed one of the most extraordinary creatures to ever roam the planet—a giant millipede stretching nearly nine feet in length.

Dominated by carbon-rich swamps and forests proliferating across Earth's rocky surface, the Carboniferous period saw a boost in atmospheric oxygen and vast quantities of carbon dioxide trapped in what ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A captivating new species of arachnid from the late ...

(Reuters) - During the Carboniferous Period, Earth's atmospheric oxygen levels surged, helping some plants and animals grow to gigantic proportions. One notable example was Arthropleura, the biggest ...

When you think about the extinct creatures that once dominated Earth, you probably imagine towering dinosaurs or trumpeting wooly mammoths. However, during a time in history that would have been ...

A remarkably preserved horseshoe crab fossil from North America offers rare insight into some of the earliest known cases of animal disease in a Late Carboniferous swamp – more than 300 million years ...