IN CASE YOU MISSED IT—Schedule of Reuters features from this week
Oct 15 — Every week, Reuters journalists produce scores of multimedia features and human-interest stories from around the world. Below are some stories from this week selected by our editors, as well as explanatory context and background to help you understand world headlines. For a full schedule of news and events, please go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect. Large dogs age more quickly than small dogs at a molecular level Few animals show the link between size and lifespan as clearly as dogs. (SCIENCE-DOGS/ (PIX), 784 words)... Isle of Wight fossil sheds light on enigmatic meat-eating dinosaurs The partial skull of a tiger-sized predator that prowled what is now the Isle of Wight off England's southern coast about 120 million years ago is giving scientists a better understanding of an enigmatic group of meat-eating dinosaurs known for running down prey and ripping them apart with massive hand claws. (SCIENCE-DINOSAUR/ (PIX), 783 words)... Chinese fossil of bird with undersized wings scrambles avian evolution Scientists have discovered the fossil of a crow-sized bird that lived in China roughly 150 million years ago and possessed undersized wings that may have made it m