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 ...

Earth, our dynamic and life-sustaining planet, is approximately 4.543 billion years old. Over these vast eons, it has undergone dramatic transformations—from fiery origins and shifting continents to ...

Recent fossil discoveries have ignited a debate over the largest snake ever. Titanoboa, unearthed in Colombia, stretched up to 50 feet and possessed immense crushing power. However, Vasuki indicus, ...

Discover the secrets of the Titanoboa - the largest snake to ever live. Discover the secrets of the Titanoboa - the largest snake to ever live - as Dr. Carlos Jaramillo of the Smithsonian Tropical ...

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 ...

Discover the secrets of the Titanoboa - the largest snake to ever live. Discover the secrets of the Titanoboa - the largest snake to ever live - as Dr. Carlos Jaramillo of the Smithsonian Tropical ...

Congo Snake, 100-foot anacondas, Titanoboa as living—myths thrive online. Here are 5 giant snake legends, explained by science.

When people think of prehistoric life, they tend to jump to two behemoth bookends — the towering dinosaurs of the Mesozoic era and then the woolly mammoths of the ice age. But what about the millions ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Photographing the monster snake is no easy task. Find out how photographer Robert Clark used lighting to bring titanoboa to life. Check to see if ...