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Virginia Tech: Ancient Millipedes Still Had Secrets to Tell
June 13, 2026
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 13 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:

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Ancient millipedes still had secrets to tell

Researchers completed the first evolutionary history of Earth's first land animals, pushing their origins tens of millions of years deeper into the past.

By Marya Barlow and James Mason

Long before vertebrates walked on land, millipedes had the place to themselves.

Hundreds of mill . . .

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