A giant snake called Vasuki indicus, longer than a school bus, lived in India 47 million years ago. Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee found its vertebrae fossils in a coal ...

Scientists in India have uncovered the fossilized remains of a snake so enormous it dwarfs its modern relatives. Measuring a ...

A team of paleontologists discovered the well-preserved fossil of an ancient snake skull from La Buitrera Paleontological Area in Argentina’s Río Negro province. The remains were around 95 ...

This giant predator reached up to 42 feet ... making it a unique example of early snake evolution. Its fossils help researchers understand how snakes diversified and adapted to different ...

Marc J. Dunkelman is the author of Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress — and How to Bring It Back, from which this article ...

Paleontologists have found numerous Titanoboa fossils over the years ... on large prey such as crocodiles and giant fish. Relatedly, it had teeth and jaws adapted for a fish-centric diet. These teeth ...

Opposable thumbs: Primates, opossums, koalas, giant pandas and chameleons Opposable thumbs are ... attached to their limbs to enable them to do this. Certain frog, lizard, snake, fish and squid ...

A recent study reveals a strong connection between three fossil fuel-based industries — oil and gas, plastics, and agrichemicals — and their use of social media to deny climate change and ...

A popular Spanish island loved by Brits is currently tackling a giant snake problem as the reptiles become more dominant. The horseshoe snake, in particular, is a real problem in Ibiza ...

A prehistoric sinkhole in Florida preserved fossils for half a million years until their discovery in 2022, offering rare ...