Ben Hoare discovers the extraordinary birds that defy nature’s norms – from hibernation to one that behaves like a cow.

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Fossils found in Niger belong to a newly identified Spinosaurus species that had a dramatic skull crest and likely hunted ...

A single fossilized bone has unlocked a surprising chapter in Taiwan's ancient past - one in which a giant python stretching ...