Fossils from northeastern Colombia reveal the biggest snake ever discovered: a behemoth that stretched 42 to 45 feet long, reaching more than 2,500 pounds. Titanoboa cerrejonensis, which acted like an anaconda, breaks the snake length record by about 11 feet, said paleontologist Jason Head of the University of Toronto Missisauga. ...more

February 5, 2009

Ever feel like you're living life in a soundtrack? Everywhere you go, whether it's the store or a ballgame or riding in your car, there is music in the background. You even get music in restaurants and little cafes. It's like we're not supposed to talk to one another anymore. ...more

December 17, 2008

Dinosaur experts bust up prehistoric party theory ...more

November 8, 2008

Local paleontologist Frank Garcia celebrated another feather in his cap Friday: A miniature sea cow that swam the seas of Central Florida 5 million years ago will bear his name in the history books. ...more

June 28, 2008

Afraid Of The Truth? Regarding "Polk Needled, Noodled In Evolution Flap" (front page, Dec. 22): ...more

December 29, 2007

One of the most complete dinosaur mummies ever found is revealing secrets locked away for millions of years, bringing researchers as close as they will ever get to touching a live dino. ...more

December 3, 2007

This was a bug you couldn't swat and definitely couldn't step on. British scientists have stumbled across a fossilized claw, part of an ancient sea scorpion, that is of such large proportion it would make the entire creature the biggest bug ever. ...more

November 21, 2007

Could an elephant-sized dinosaur with a skull so thin that a karate chop would have split it in two, teeth that only lasted a month, and a brain that, yes, was the size of a walnut, ever be considered one of evolution's success stories? ...more

November 16, 2007