Find me a prehistoric crocodile and make it snappy

In Africa, it appears the deathly dry Sahara region was once a swampy world, with the discovery this week of crocodile fossils in the area. Half a dozen new species of crocodile have been found, to which scientists have given rather snappy names: RatCroc, PancakeCroc, DuckCroc, BoarCroc and DogCroc, among others. Scientists believe these ancient crocodiles were far more sophisticated and intelligent than modern crocodiles, as CT scans show remarkable differences in their brains compared to today's crocs. Many of the crocs were over 20 feet long.

You are in God's hands now, Bubba...

Correction officials in Oklahoma are facing opposition to their plans for a Christian Prison. "It is wrong for government to take taxpayers' money and spend it on religious indoctrination," the head of Americans United for Separation of Church and State said.

Epileptic's stage show doesn't fit the bill...

In Bradford, England, an epileptic actress has been criticised for her latest project which involves
inducing a fit on stage so the audience can film it on their mobile phones. Rita Marcelo said, "One of the reasons I'm doing this is because epilepsy is an invisible illness."

It came from the deep...

The world's first photograph of a baby coelacanth, a fish thought to be extinct for 65 million years until one was found in 1938.