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Enter to Win a Family Pack of Passes to Destination Dinosaur From the Buffalo Zoo
40+ min ago (101+ words) This prize includes 4 passes to'Destination Dinosaur at the Buffalo Zoo! By entering this giveaway, you are giving Step Out Buffalo and the Buffalo Zoo permission to send you info about the best we have to offer. PRIZE: A Family Pack…...
New Smithsonian Exhibition Opens Featuring Fossil Tortoise From Nebraska
7+ hour, 57+ min ago (188+ words) Rural Radio Network Nebraska History Takes Center Stage in New Exhibition at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History WASHINGTON, D. C. " A rare piece of Nebraska history is taking center stage at the Smithsonian this week as part of a major new…...
New Duck-Billed Dinosaur Unearthed in Romania | Sci. News
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (43+ words) An international team of paleontologists from Romania, Hungary and Italy has identified a new genus and species of herbivorous, duck-billed dinosaur from an incomplete skeleton unearthed in the Ha'eg Basin, a bowl-shaped depression in the Carpathians of present-day Romania....
Minnesota fossil featured at Smithsonian National Museum this month
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (288+ words) WASHINGTON, D. C. (FOX 9) - A rare Minnesota fossil is among the highlights as the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History launches a new exhibition exploring the nation's history. The exhibition, "From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural Heritage," opens Thursday, June…...
Science show brings STEAM demonstrations to Bee County summer reading program
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (75+ words) South Texas News. com Beeville police investigate infant death, arrest leads to capital murder charge Court documents outline injuries, statements in Beeville infant death investigation Beeville police arrest burglary suspect after video prompts community tips DPS seeking help to solve…...
The Nautilus Reading List of Books on Evolution
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (366+ words) Life sure has been some crazy journey 1: 00 PM CDT on June 16, 2026 Well, how did I get here?" That's a very good question, David Byrne. Lucky for you and Talking Heads fans old and new, Nautilus is here with 10 books that…...
How Platypuses Detect Electrical Signals Underwater
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (1167+ words) The duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) stands as one of nature's most fascinating anomalies. When European naturalists first encountered this strange creature in the late 18th century, they suspected a hoax'a cobbled-together taxidermy of duck and beaver parts. Yet this egg-laying mammal…...
Seaside town celebrates its fossil finding history - AOL
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (276+ words) Crowds have descended on a seaside town for an annual festival celebrating the Jurassic Coast and its role in the history of fossil finding. Set against the dramatic cliffs and beaches where important discoveries have been made, Lyme Regis Fossil…...
Gigantic Roger Mills County Tooth Discovered in Elk City is Mammoth Find
9+ hour ago (390+ words) Elk City, OK " Museum Curator Anna Wray recently discovered an extinct animal's tooth sitting in a pile of rocks at Elk City's Farm and Ranch Museum. Dr. Miriam Belmaker, archaeologist and Director of the Museum Science and Management Program at…...
Bear-dog: a new species of extinct predators discovered
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (336+ words) Inbox. lv Bear-dog: a new species of extinct predators discovered Paleontologists have described a new species of extinct predators named after the famous Spanish scientist Salvador Moy-Sol. The fossils were found in northeastern Spain, at the Els Casots site, reports…...