LONDON: Scientists have identified a new dog-sized dinosaur species from South America that roamed the Earth in small groups and lived on a diet of ferns and insects. The species, named Laquintasaura venezuelae, was identified with the help of 200-million-year-old fossils from the La Quinta Formation in Venezuela. Bones from at least four Laquintasaura were found together, with individuals ranging in age from three to approximately 12 years old. It […]

A painting by the French artist Henri Matisse, stolen more than a decade ago, has been handed back to the Venezuelan authorities by US officials. The painting, Odalisque in Red Pants, was recovered in Miami Beach in an undercover operation two years ago. An American and a Mexican citizen were both arrested and convicted of theft. The painting, which used to be on display in a museum in Caracas, was […]