Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. At long last, scientists have discovered a millipede that lives up ...

The pale millipede E. persephone is roughly three and a half inches long and a millimeter wide. P. Marek, et al., Scientific Reports The word "millipede" means "a thousand feet,” but the name is a bit ...

There are about 40 kinds of cats out there – like me. There’s only one kind of human on Earth now. But there are more than a million kinds of insects. That’s just the insect species we know about.

Right now, there’s a fly walking on the window in my office. I asked my friend Rich Zack how it does that. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. It turns out my window isn’t as ...