Certain species of snakes are large and strong enough and possess the appropriate ability to devour big prey like human ...

Two nearly 11-foot-long Indian Rock Pythons were rescued from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in Powai on Saturday morning. The snakes were spotted outside the H14 boys’ hostel, ...

Soon after the sighting, the students and institute staff informed Plants & Animals Welfare Society (PAWS) Mumbai. The rescue team reached the location within seven to eight minutes and safely handled ...

DUCK KEY, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is celebrating what it calls a successful Python Challenge and announcing its 2024 winners. This year, 857 participants ...

Some of the biggest rock stars in history happen to be Jewish, either by birth or conversion. Given the rich musical tradition of the Jewish people, this should hardly come as a surprise. Songs are ...

The Art Porter Singers will continue one of their namesake's annual holiday traditions Sunday, performing portions of "Messiah" as well as a mix of Christmas carols and other seasonal songs at Little ...

Researchers announced over 70 new species in a single year, including bizarre insects, ancient dinosaurs, rare mammals, and deep-river fish. Many were found not in the wild, but in museum collections, ...

From fruit flies that bite to a tiny mouse opossum and a feathered dinosaur preserved with the remains of its last meal, more than 70 new species were described this year by researchers at the ...

Researchers have identified over 70 new species, from ancient dinosaurs to living mammals and insects preserved in amber ...

This story originally published in the September 2008 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. The biologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton is walking up on an ...