Do the bones of Nile crocodiles have the same number of growth marks as their age? And can such growth rings be counted to accurately gauge the age of these reptiles? Is this also an accurate method ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There’s an important concept in evolutionary biology called ...

Of all the recently extinct animals, none seems to excite the imagination quite like the dodo-a fact Mark Carnall has experienced firsthand. As one of two Life Collections Managers at the UK's Oxford ...