Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew has entertained audiences for centuries — but in today’s world, it sparks very different reactions. In this breakdown, we explore the uncomfortable marriage plot, ...

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Somewhere on Earth, species are vanishing faster than ever. The 2025 IUCN Red List update revealed that nearly 49,000 species ...

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The Earth officially lost at least six species this year, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The list — an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of ...

A strange little snake fossil found on England’s south coast has finally revealed its secrets—more than 40 years after it was discovered. The newly named Paradoxophidion richardoweni lived around 37 ...

A popular Queensland snake catcher has shared the “freak” moment she was bitten by an eastern brown snake in her Sunshine Coast backyard. Mikayla, who works for Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7, was ...

A once-abundant native species has been declared extinct in Australia after decades without a trace, raising urgent questions about biodiversity loss. The Christmas Island shrew once thrived across ...

A growing number of people in China are purchasing Indonesian venomous pit vipers as pets, the same species of snake as Zootopia 2's Gary De'Snake character, played by Key Huy Quan A 21-year-old man ...

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A brother and sister skipping hand-in-hand down a dirt road in Australia where oblivious to the deadly snake lying in their path, and so was their mother following behind them. The boy eventually ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the humid swamps of what is now Colombia, there was once ...