Hidden for 95 million years beneath layers of sediment, the remarkablywell-preserved skull of an ancient legged snake species — Najash rionegrina — has now revealed a chapter of evolutionary history ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This ancient, leg-bearing snake is rewriting the story of ...

A new study seeks to answer the questions regarding where, when, and how modern snakes evolved. Published Tuesday in the journal BMC Evolutionary Biology, the study is expected to reveal key details ...