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This ancient, leg-bearing snake is rewriting the story of how serpents slithered, and sometimes walked, their way through evolutionary history.

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The western diamondback rattlesnake checked off a new portion of the map last November, making Denton County part of the species’ territory. Greg Pandelis, the collections manager for the University ...

The deep sea also harbours some of the most intriguing and alien-like species in existence, yet for several centuries, these creatures have continued .

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A strange little snake fossil found on England’s south coast has finally revealed its secrets—more than 40 years after it was discovered. The newly named Paradoxophidion richardoweni lived around 37 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the humid swamps of what is now Colombia, there was once ...