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An Even Scarier Predator Hunted Giant ‘Terror Birds’ in South America
A handful of bite marks on a fossil tens of millions of years old speaks to an ancient tussle between two terrifying apex ...
Central African Republic rebels found guilty of war crimes by International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court judges have found two leaders of a predominantly Christian rebel group in the Central African ...
ICC convicts two militia leaders of persecuting Muslims in Central African Republic
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday convicted two men of leading Christian-dominated militias in ...
Birds use hidden black and white feathers to make themselves more colourful
Typically, male birds have more vivid colours than females. As Charles Darwin first explained, the most colourful males are more likely to attract mates and produce more offspring than those that aren ...
Surprise results in search for South African lizard species that have been missing for decades
What happens when a species has not been seen by anyone for decades? Environmentalists think of these as "lost species." We do not know if they've gone extinct, or if it's simply that nobody has ...
Ancient caiman may have preyed on another apex predator—the giant 'terror bird'
The La Venta fossil site in Colombia is home to a rich fossil record, yielding a particularly diverse set of vertebrate ...