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New Species Of Elephant-Shrews Discovered

In a report which will be published in the February 4 issue of The Journal of Zoology, they...
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Scientists Cheer Gorilla Find

Can there be more lurking in the mist? Despite a startling find that doubled the estimated number...
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Whales saved, whalers watched

Greenpeace calls for the whaling ban to stay, despite recovering numbers of some types. A...
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SPORE - Leipzig Games Convention Trailer

From the mind of Will Wright, the creator of The Sims, comes SPORE, an epic journey that takes...
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News: Specials

Unstoppable Thawing in the Arctic Sea

Unstoppable Thawing in the Arctic Sea

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has announced that Arctic sea ice is now below the...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 15:28

A Five Foot-Long Pet Alligator Found By The Authorities

A few days ago, the Department of Animal Services in North Hollywood received a call about an...
» read full story August 23rd, 2008 - 16:33

New Bush Administration Proposal Poses Threats to Endangered Species

The Bush administration has issued a proposal that paves the way for federal agencies not to...
» read full story August 17th, 2008 - 17:41

The Bush Administration Might Make It Hard for Endangered Species

The Bush Administration slows down the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with another...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 20:08
Bush Administration Proposes The Extinction Of Endangered Species Rules

Bush Administration Proposes The Extinction Of Endangered Species Rules

The Endangered Species Act, which became a financial “nightmare” that hinders development and, to...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 16:18
New Gorilla Population Found In Congo

New Gorilla Population Found In Congo

Today researchers happily announced they found 25,000 western lowland gorillas in the Republic of...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 20:11
World’s Smallest Snake Can Curl Up on a Quarter

World’s Smallest Snake Can Curl Up on a Quarter

Have you ever imagined a snake about 4 inches (10cm)? Guess not…Apparently, such a species was...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 20:25
Russians Failed To Set World Record Dive

Russians Failed To Set World Record Dive

Russian explorers dived to the bed of Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake, on Tuesday in a...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 20:00

Gray Wolves Reintroduced on the Endangered Species List

Gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains were reintroduced on the list of endangered species on...
» read full story July 19th, 2008 - 13:34
Concerning Results of Coral Reef Study

Concerning Results of Coral Reef Study

Science Express published a recent study conducted by Dr. Kent Carpenter of Old Dominion...
» read full story July 13th, 2008 - 13:47
The U.S. Coral Reefs Are In Bigger Danger Than Ever

The U.S. Coral Reefs Are In Bigger Danger Than Ever

A recent report documented and presented by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
» read full story July 07th, 2008 - 15:23
The Arctic Region Turning Into A Gigantic Pool

The Arctic Region Turning Into A Gigantic Pool

The North Pole is rapidly changing from an icy region to a gigantic pool, due to the rapid effects...
» read full story June 28th, 2008 - 12:00
Sonar versus Whales

Sonar versus Whales

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to hear the Navy's demand to revert limitations on its...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 13:36
Polar Bears Have Been Declared Threatened

Polar Bears Have Been Declared Threatened

The worring effects of global warming have led to the decision of announcing the polar bear as a...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 00:13
Trapped Sea Lion Dies at Tacoma Zoo during Health Exam

Trapped Sea Lion Dies at Tacoma Zoo during Health Exam

A 1,454-pound sea lion died Tuesday during a health examination at the Point Defiance Zoo &...
» read full story April 30th, 2008 - 14:41
Women’s Diet Influences Baby’s Sex

Women’s Diet Influences Baby’s Sex

If you’re trying to conceive and you wish to influence one way or the other the sex of your baby,...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 10:58
Nearly All Oceans Damaged by Human Activities, Scientists Say

Nearly All Oceans Damaged by Human Activities, Scientists Say

Nearly every corner of the world’s oceans have been damaged in some way by human activity and 41...
» read full story February 15th, 2008 - 14:38
A Beagle in America’s Top Dogs After 100 Years

A Beagle in America’s Top Dogs After 100 Years

After 100 years of poodles and terriers as the Westminster Kennel Club’s winners, a beagle named...
» read full story February 14th, 2008 - 17:29
The 108th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count

The 108th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count

The annual Audubon Christmas bird count is already tradition. This year, the funny, though...
» read full story December 23rd, 2007 - 20:07
Sea Lion “Captain Hook” Released to San Clemente Island

Sea Lion “Captain Hook” Released to San Clemente Island

“Captain Hook”, the sea lion rescued off Newport Beach, was released early Monday off San ...
» read full story December 18th, 2007 - 14:59
Human Evolution: Homo Sapiens Sapiens Sapiens…?

Human Evolution: Homo Sapiens Sapiens Sapiens…?

How much wisdom (sapientia) would humans be able to accumulate? Homo sapiens sapiens is on the...
» read full story December 11th, 2007 - 16:12
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News: World

Dallas Zoo Elephant Jenny Will Stay in Texas

The Dallas Zoo announced Wednesday that Jenny, the 9,000-pound elephant which was the subject of a...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 22:39
Bush Administration Wants To Ease Rules On Endangered Species

Bush Administration Wants To Ease Rules On Endangered Species

According to a new measure which the Bush administration wants to implement, the Endangered Species...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 16:40
Global Warming Will Cause Lake Waters to Drop

Global Warming Will Cause Lake Waters to Drop

Global warming continues to affect the environment, only this time the problem is the water from...
» read full story May 29th, 2008 - 12:22
Australia Kangaroo Cull Couldn’t Be Stopped

Australia Kangaroo Cull Couldn’t Be Stopped

The killing of the kangaroos started on Monday, at a military base in Canberra and continued...
» read full story May 20th, 2008 - 15:59
Wildfires Scorch 33,000 acres of Everglades National Park

Wildfires Scorch 33,000 acres of Everglades National Park

Despite huge efforts made by crews of the Florida Firefighters, a blaze that started Wednesday...
» read full story May 18th, 2008 - 22:44
Polar Bears Are Now Protected

Polar Bears Are Now Protected

Polar bears were announced to be added to the list of animals protected by the Endangered Species...
» read full story May 17th, 2008 - 21:28
Rasberry’s Crazy Ants Hit Texas

Rasberry’s Crazy Ants Hit Texas

Very unfortunate news were reported from Houston yesterday, as hundred of thousands of voraciuos...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 22:15
Polar Bear “Makes It” to the Endangered Species List

Polar Bear “Makes It” to the Endangered Species List

Who would have thought ten years ago that the polar bear would become an endangered species?Well,...
» read full story May 14th, 2008 - 23:47
Decision On Polar Bears Expected Today

Decision On Polar Bears Expected Today

The US Interior Department will announce today if the polar bear is to be listed as threatened and...
» read full story May 14th, 2008 - 20:24
Man Wants to Change His Name into “In God We Trust”

Man Wants to Change His Name into “In God We Trust”

Steve Kreuscher, a Chicago citizen, filed a petition to legally change his name. Nothing surprising...
» read full story May 04th, 2008 - 20:02
Study Supporting Californian Delta Pumping Rejected

Study Supporting Californian Delta Pumping Rejected

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a study backing increased water exports from Northern...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 15:29
Bush Agrees to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bush Agrees to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Pressed by the Congress and the courts, President Bush finally announced this week that he would...
» read full story April 16th, 2008 - 16:42

Australia to Start Burying Carbon Dioxide

Australia started using a technology that buries and locks dangerous gases underground, in order...
» read full story April 02nd, 2008 - 16:41
Eagle Ray Leaps on Boat and Kills Woman off Florida Keys

Eagle Ray Leaps on Boat and Kills Woman off Florida Keys

A freak accident took place at Florida Keys on Thursday as an eagle ray jumped from the water onto...
» read full story March 20th, 2008 - 21:07
Justice Department: Pilot’s Lacunose Maneuvers Caused Oil Spill

Justice Department: Pilot’s Lacunose Maneuvers Caused Oil Spill

The pilot of the container ship Cosco Busan that struck a Bay Bridge tower and caused a...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 15:12
Leanne the Tiger Gives Birth to Triplets

Leanne the Tiger Gives Birth to Triplets

Leanne, the endangered Sumatran tiger that gave birth last week at the San Francisco Zoo, was...
» read full story March 14th, 2008 - 16:00
Paul McCartney Uses His Fame to Protest Against Kangaroo Cull

Paul McCartney Uses His Fame to Protest Against Kangaroo Cull

Sir Paul McCartney has decided to endorse a campaign initiated by the Bristol-based group Viva!,...
» read full story March 12th, 2008 - 17:05
California Says No To Toll Road

California Says No To Toll Road

The California Coastal Commission voted against a project to extend a toll road from Orange ...
» read full story February 07th, 2008 - 16:35
Polar Bears Can Wait

Polar Bears Can Wait

If “Heaven can wait,” why wouldn’t polar bears do the same? Unfortunately, the global...
» read full story January 09th, 2008 - 11:22
Japan Stops Humpback Whales Hunting in Antarctic

Japan Stops Humpback Whales Hunting in Antarctic

Japan agreed Friday to suspend its plans to hunt humpback whales due to the increasing calls from...
» read full story December 21st, 2007 - 17:29
Al Gore Is Laureate of Nobel Peace Prize

Al Gore Is Laureate of Nobel Peace Prize

The former U.S. vice-president Al Gore won on Monday the Nobel Peace Prize. He said that it...
» read full story December 10th, 2007 - 23:20
San Francisco Bay Opens to Fishing after Oil Spill

San Francisco Bay Opens to Fishing after Oil Spill

State officials have opened San Francisco Bay to almost all fishing on Thursday afternoon, after...
» read full story November 30th, 2007 - 13:03
Global Action Needed as UN Panel Reports Climate Warning

Global Action Needed as UN Panel Reports Climate Warning

The final report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was released on Sunday and was...
» read full story November 18th, 2007 - 16:02
Prince Harry Questioned by Police for Shooting Rare Birds

Prince Harry Questioned by Police for Shooting Rare Birds

British police are investigating the illegal killing of two rare birds on the Queen's royal country...
» read full story November 01st, 2007 - 16:03
UN Warns About Environmental Threats

UN Warns About Environmental Threats

According to a UN report that was issued on Thursday regarding the state of the environment, the...
» read full story October 26th, 2007 - 15:21
CITES Imposes 9-Year Ban On Ivory, Allows One Last Sale

CITES Imposes 9-Year Ban On Ivory, Allows One Last Sale

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) announced its decision on...
» read full story June 14th, 2007 - 17:10
Malaria Outbreaks In Indoneasia's Borneo, West Timor

Malaria Outbreaks In Indoneasia's Borneo, West Timor

Recent malaria outbreaks in two Indonesian provinces have claimed the lives of at least 24 people...
» read full story May 10th, 2007 - 12:24
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News: Business

USGS Report Says Arctic Region Holds Vast Supplies of Oil and Gas

USGS Report Says Arctic Region Holds Vast Supplies of Oil and Gas

According to a U.S. Geological Survey forecast, the Arctic Circle holds about 90 billion barrels of...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 13:44
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News: Technology

Microsoft’s Quest For Better Search: Powerset Acquired

Microsoft’s Quest For Better Search: Powerset Acquired

It seems like last week’s rumors about Microsoft’s intention to acquire the search start-up...
» read full story July 01st, 2008 - 23:02
Microsoft To Acquire Search Engine Maker Powerset?

Microsoft To Acquire Search Engine Maker Powerset?

The rumored pending acquisition of search engine maker Powerset by Microsoft is still not...
» read full story June 29th, 2008 - 22:11
Spore Creature Creator Offers A Glimpse Into The Game

Spore Creature Creator Offers A Glimpse Into The Game

Anticipating the September released of Spore, Maxis unveiled Spore Creature Creator, a stand alone...
» read full story June 18th, 2008 - 08:16
Powerset: The Cooler Side of Search Engines

Powerset: The Cooler Side of Search Engines

Powerset has started up with the bold goal of creating a search engine capable of understanding...
» read full story May 13th, 2008 - 14:36
General Motors to Reveal New Super Car at Upcoming Auto Show

General Motors to Reveal New Super Car at Upcoming Auto Show

General Motors announced recently that it would reveal a new $100,000 super car with the occasion...
» read full story December 23rd, 2007 - 15:53
The Scientists Discovered Skull of New Amazing Dinosaur

The Scientists Discovered Skull of New Amazing Dinosaur

A group of scientists have unveiled on Wednesday the skull of a new amazing species of duckbill...
» read full story October 04th, 2007 - 13:23
eBay Bans Ivory Trade

eBay Bans Ivory Trade

eBay it will ban international trade of elephant ivory on all of its sites around the globe, after...
» read full story June 06th, 2007 - 19:24
'Encyclopedia of Life': The Most Ambitious Scientific Project

'Encyclopedia of Life': The Most Ambitious Scientific Project

The Field Museum, Harvard University, Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole), Smithsonian...
» read full story May 09th, 2007 - 15:53
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News: Science

Neanderthals Were Just As Bright As Modern Humans

Neanderthals Were Just As Bright As Modern Humans

Recent studies point out that Neanderthals might have had a lot more going on than people...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 16:08
Study Shows That Cows Can Sense North And South

Study Shows That Cows Can Sense North And South

Researchers recently found out that cows seem to know how to find north and south. The research...
» read full story August 26th, 2008 - 00:23
Unusual Polar Bear Spotting Highlights Disasters of Global Warming

Unusual Polar Bear Spotting Highlights Disasters of Global Warming

Ten polar bears were seen swimming in open water off the northern coast of Alaska, an unusual...
» read full story August 25th, 2008 - 18:47
Ten Polar Bears Spotted Swimming 60 Miles From Alaska Shore

Ten Polar Bears Spotted Swimming 60 Miles From Alaska Shore

An usually large number of polar bears has been spotted swimming in open waters, off the northwest...
» read full story August 23rd, 2008 - 13:30
Navy Agrees To Low-Frequency Sonar Restrictions For Mammals’ Sake

Navy Agrees To Low-Frequency Sonar Restrictions For Mammals’ Sake

The U.S. District Court in San Francisco approved on Tuesday an agreement between the U.S. Navy...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 14:08
Chili Peppers’ Anti-Fungus Defensive Mechanism: They Get Hotter!

Chili Peppers’ Anti-Fungus Defensive Mechanism: They Get Hotter!

The secret behind the spiciness in some chili peppers and the lack of it in others resides in a...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 16:19
World's Smallest Snake Discovered on the Caribbean Island of Barbados

World's Smallest Snake Discovered on the Caribbean Island of Barbados

Biologist Blair Hedges of Penn State university and his team have found the world's smallest snake,...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 15:50
Group: Wolves Repopulating Washington Again

Group: Wolves Repopulating Washington Again

Wolves are again repopulating Washington, according to Conservation Northwest, an environmentalist...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 21:32
Judge Acknowledges Threat To California's Salmon And Steelhead

Judge Acknowledges Threat To California's Salmon And Steelhead

U.S. District Judge Oliver W. Wanger of Fresno issued an opinion acknowledging the damage to fish...
» read full story July 20th, 2008 - 19:14
The Great Lakes’ Invasive Species Cause Major Economic Losses

The Great Lakes’ Invasive Species Cause Major Economic Losses

On Wednesday, the Center for Aquatic Conservation at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana...
» read full story July 17th, 2008 - 17:28
Regrettable Summer Record: Gulf Dead Zone To Reach An All-Time High

Regrettable Summer Record: Gulf Dead Zone To Reach An All-Time High

This summer could bring an absolute record, unfortunately a bad one, for the “dead zone” off the...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 12:30
Scientists At London Museum Puzzled By Tiny Red & Black Insect

Scientists At London Museum Puzzled By Tiny Red & Black Insect

Scientists from the Natural History Museum in London have collected hundreds of thousands of insect...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 15:49
Flatfish Fossil Study Breakthrough

Flatfish Fossil Study Breakthrough

Recent studies have managed to find the missing link that mediated the evolution of today’s...
» read full story July 12th, 2008 - 16:17
One Third Of Reef-Building Corals On The Verge Of Extinction

One Third Of Reef-Building Corals On The Verge Of Extinction

Marine biologists never get tired of warning about the dangers human actions pose to one of the...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 10:54
Half Of US’s Coral Reefs Heading Towards Extinction Because Of Us

Half Of US’s Coral Reefs Heading Towards Extinction Because Of Us

For anyone who’s ever been near coral reefs, the necessity to protect them is not a new story:...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 14:07

New CU-Boulder Study Reveals Species Extinction Threat Underestimated

A new study led by Assistant Professor Brett Melbourne of CU-Boulder's ecology and evolutionary...
» read full story July 04th, 2008 - 21:08
Vast Bird Study Unveils New Information

Vast Bird Study Unveils New Information

A vast study investigating bird genetics managed to uncover several new facts about the flyers...
» read full story June 27th, 2008 - 13:38
The Environment To Lose California To Global Warming

The Environment To Lose California To Global Warming

A recent study on some of the effects of global warming presents some rather alarming results...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 11:32
The Judean Date Palm Is Making A Comeback

The Judean Date Palm Is Making A Comeback

The carbon dating tests used on the Methuselah-named seed, found at the ancient fortress Masada,...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 17:09
Alaska Gov. To Challenge Polar Bear Decision In Court

Alaska Gov. To Challenge Polar Bear Decision In Court

The polar bear controversy is far from being over. As environmental groups are happy with forcing...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 15:41
Polar Bear Gets Protection On Paper, But Reality Remains Harsh

Polar Bear Gets Protection On Paper, But Reality Remains Harsh

Years of controversy, endless discussions and lawsuits paid off for the polar bears, at least on...
» read full story May 18th, 2008 - 09:06
Subway Cars To Take Marine Life Passengers

Subway Cars To Take Marine Life Passengers

Forty-four retired New York subway cars have been sunken 19 miles southeast of Ocean City in an...
» read full story May 17th, 2008 - 18:57
Agency Finally Meets Deadline, Declares Polar Bear Threatened

Agency Finally Meets Deadline, Declares Polar Bear Threatened

Three years after the Fish and Wildlife Services was asked to review the situation of the polar...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 14:54
The Monte Verde Site – The First Known Home In The Americas

The Monte Verde Site – The First Known Home In The Americas

Archaeological scientists investigating the sites at Monte Verde in southern Chile confirmed that...
» read full story May 09th, 2008 - 14:00
Global Warming Pushes Tropical Insects Towards Extinction

Global Warming Pushes Tropical Insects Towards Extinction

Global warming caused by anthropogenic intervention could have a serious impact on...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 13:37
Every Great Song Starts With A Babble, Even For Birds!

Every Great Song Starts With A Babble, Even For Birds!

The first words of a baby are almost always hard to make any sense of, and that behavior is not...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 14:28
Agency Forced To Meet Deadline on Polar Bear Decision

Agency Forced To Meet Deadline on Polar Bear Decision

The Interior Department can no longer postpone the decision on whether to list the polar bear as...
» read full story April 30th, 2008 - 13:07
Government Forced to Decide the Fate of Polar Bears

Government Forced to Decide the Fate of Polar Bears

A federal judge has ordered the Bush administration to decide by May 15 whether polar bears should...
» read full story April 29th, 2008 - 20:51
Environmentalists Take Gray Wolf Matter To Court

Environmentalists Take Gray Wolf Matter To Court

The infamous Federal Endangered Species Act is not that protective it seems, and environmentalists...
» read full story April 29th, 2008 - 13:39
Pierre The Penguin Has A New Life Thanks To His Wetsuit

Pierre The Penguin Has A New Life Thanks To His Wetsuit

What can be cuter than a penguin? A penguin in a suit! Pierre is a 25-year-old penguin and...
» read full story April 26th, 2008 - 08:43
Protein Analysis Provides Evidence Linking T. Rex with Birds

Protein Analysis Provides Evidence Linking T. Rex with Birds

The latest research on the mighty predator Tyrannosaurus rex confirms the long-hypothesized theory...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 10:44
Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss

Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss

Biodiversity loss and species extinction may lead to losing new medical treatments for cancer,...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 13:58
Earth Day, A Reminder That Our Planet Needs Us

Earth Day, A Reminder That Our Planet Needs Us

For almost four decades now, on every April 22nd, we celebrate Earth Day as a reminder that the...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 11:29
Gray Wolves To Be Hunted after Delisting

Gray Wolves To Be Hunted after Delisting

A major environment-related decision was taken for the northern Rocky Mountains region, as the...
» read full story March 29th, 2008 - 18:15
Enigmatic Antarctica - Amazing Giant Species Of Mollusks Found

Enigmatic Antarctica - Amazing Giant Species Of Mollusks Found

Eight weeks of voyage ended successfully for scientists aboard Tangaroa, after discovering...
» read full story March 24th, 2008 - 13:14
Federal Agency Sued Over Delaying Polar Bear Decision

Federal Agency Sued Over Delaying Polar Bear Decision

Fed up with the Fish and Wildlife Service’s constant failure to meet deadlines and make a decision...
» read full story March 11th, 2008 - 10:27
Flood to Restore Grand Canyon Ecosystem Unleashed Today

Flood to Restore Grand Canyon Ecosystem Unleashed Today

This morning the Colorado River was let loose to "flood" the Grand Canyon, as it did...
» read full story March 05th, 2008 - 22:12
‘Doomsday’ Arctic Vault Opens Up For Millions Of Seeds

‘Doomsday’ Arctic Vault Opens Up For Millions Of Seeds

Prepared for “Doomsday”? The Norwegians are, as they opened up the futuristic version of Noah’s...
» read full story February 29th, 2008 - 15:57
The ‘Encyclopedia Of Life’ – An Ambitious Project Taking Shape

The ‘Encyclopedia Of Life’ – An Ambitious Project Taking Shape

How do you catalogue 1.8 million species in one single volume of an encyclopedia? The answer is:...
» read full story February 28th, 2008 - 13:13
Conservationists To Fight In Court For Gray Wolves

Conservationists To Fight In Court For Gray Wolves

Environmental conservationists groups plan to fight in court against the US Department of the...
» read full story February 25th, 2008 - 00:02
The Wolf No Longer Endangered in the Northern Rockies

The Wolf No Longer Endangered in the Northern Rockies

Canis lupus, better known as the gray wolf, will no longer be protected under the Endangered...
» read full story February 21st, 2008 - 20:53
Scientists Uncover Cretaceous Frog, A Dinosaur Hatchling Predator

Scientists Uncover Cretaceous Frog, A Dinosaur Hatchling Predator

A team of researchers led by paleontologist David Krause from the New York Stony Brook University...