Imagine this: A snake-like creature, as long as a bus, glides through the sea–on the hunt. Sounds like a nightmare? Fortunately, it remains just that, as this animal is long extinct. Fossils of the ...

The concept of enormous animals has historically been associated mostly with terrestrial dinosaurs. Oceans conceal their own rich past, but they feel different and quieter. Sometimes, in ways that are ...

Back in 1999, a team of international scientists began work in the Sahara desert in northern Africa. This ancient ocean was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The ancient oceans of the Eocene epoch teemed with ...