Studying a skeleton discovered in Morocco, researchers have discovered the first evidence that a dinosaur swam and lived underwater 100 million years ago. Unlike other theropod dinosaurs, 'Spinosaurus aegyptiacus' had a fin- like tail which propelled it through the water while pursuing prey, researchers said. The "river monster" could grow up to 50 feet, longer than an adult T-Rex, they added.
A new species of orange and black bat from the Nimba Mountains in West Africa has been discovered by scientists from the American Museum of Natural History and Bat Conservation International. The species has been named Myotis nimbaensis in recognition of the Guinea mountain range it inhabits. "It has this bright-orange fur.it was so distinct," said scientist Winifred Frick. Continue...

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