Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A herpetologist reveals the shocking discovery of one of ...
During my childhood in the Midwest, I briefly possessed—with my parents’ hesitant blessings—an Eastern milk snake as a pet. One day, the snake escaped from its terrarium in the garage. It didn’t try ...
Have you ever wondered the age of Earth? It's 4.543 billion years. This life-giving planet has seen so many ages come and go, ...
Hall is the author of Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World Hall is the author of Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World During my childhood in ...