On very rare occasions, an exceptional fossil is unearthed that provides an extraordinary glimpse into the evolution of a group of organisms. This time, it is the beautifully preserved skull of an ...
AN ‘extraoardinary’ fossil belonging to an ancient snake with two hind legs has been uncovered in Argentina. The creature has been named Najash, after the leggy biblical snake Nahash. The new fossil ...
On very rare occasions, an exceptional fossil is unearthed that provides an extraordinary glimpse into the evolution of a group of organisms. This time, it is the beautifully preserved skull of an ...
It may not sound like the obvious place to look when trying to determine how snakes lost their limbs, but the inner ear of a fossilised skull could finally solve the mystery. CT scans of a ...
A 90-million-year-old snake skull discovered in Argentina shed light on how snakes lost their legs. The widespread belief is that these animals shredded their legs to swim better when they inhabited ...
Let's start with that skull: The bones are connected by elastic ligaments, which have a lot of stretch. And teeth? A snake's teeth are angled toward the throat and act as hooks to prevent live prey ...
There are skull-themed watches aplenty in the world of luxury timekeeping. Many of these macabre motifs don’t do anything on the dial besides look cool and foreboding, so it’s impressive to see that ...
Disneyland cleaned every skull, mummy and snake during a three-month refurbishment of Indiana Jones Adventure that refreshed the classic dark ride without disturbing any of the beloved rubble and ...
Some would argue that Razor Ramon and Shawn Michaels had one of the biggest feuds in WWE history. We’ve got a much quieter one for you: Hulk Hogan and Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts. Back in the 80s/early ...