Imagine a snake so massive it would have to squeeze through your office door to get at you. That was Titanoboa, the largest ...

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 ...

Scientists in India have unearthed fossil remains of Vasuki indicus, a prehistoric snake potentially reaching 49 feet in length, making it one of the largest ever. Discovered in Gujarat, the 27 ...

What happened on Earth after the dinosaurs died? Humans could learn a thing or two from the tiny creatures that survived and evolved after an asteroid wiped out most of the life on Earth more than 66 ...

Your mom may have told you to "be home by dinnertime" as a child, but that hour can vary for everyone, from an early bird special at 4:30 p.m. all the way to 10 p.m. dinner reservations. Many people ...

Beneath the surface of a Colombian coal mine, scientists made a discovery so extraordinary that it rewrote what we know about giant reptiles. In 2009, researchers unearthed fossil remains of an ...

It’s tempting to eat all day long — starting with breakfast in the morning and ending with a snack late at night.But that eating pattern has come under scrutiny for its negative impact on weight loss ...

The largest snake that ever lived is known as the Titanoboa; however, researchers in India may have unearthed fossils of a snake that rivaled its monstrous size: the recently discovered Vasuki indicus ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most boas, which are a type of large, non-venomous ...

Thought today's turtles could get pretty big? Think again; this giant turtle was large enough to eat an entire human.

Breakfast has long been called the most important meal of the day. While I believe all meals are important, breakfast plays a unique role because your body is naturally primed to eat and metabolize ...

Arguably one of the worst times to feel the urge to poop is in the middle of a meal or when you’ve just wrapped up. No one wants to deal with literal crap when the taste of, say, eggs or enchiladas ...