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Yahoo News
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Dinosaur Day and Science Fest, 9am

7+ hour, 30+ min ago  (55+ words) Yahoo For more than 20 years, the annual Dinosaur Day and Science Fest has excited thousands of attendees of all ages with hands-on scientific learning of natural history, including fossil study, dissections, chemistry experiments, art projects and more, delivered in an…...

The Brighter Side of News
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Spider and horseshoe crab relatives emerged 20 million years earlier than scientists thought

4+ hour, 55+ min ago  (1236+ words) Artistic reconstructions by M. Hattori illustrating oblique views of the dorsal (top) and ventral (bottom) morphologies. The sanctacaridid-like morphology of the posteriormost body region is speculative. (CREDIT: Nature) It looked, at first, like the sort of fossil Rudy Lerosey-Aubril knew well....

The Times of India
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This tool shows where your home was when dinosaurs roamed Earth over 230 million years ago |

5+ hour, 2+ min ago  (417+ words) This tool shows where your home was when dinosaurs roamed Earth over 230 million years ago'The Times of India NASA's viral interactive tool that spells out user names using real satellite images of Earth's landscapes has already left the internet captivated…...

Earth. com
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Tectonic plate boundary shook the ground where dinosaurs walked

6+ hour, 30+ min ago  (457+ words) Scientists have discovered a long hidden plate boundary near the east coast of Africa that dates back about 180 million years....

Gephardt Daily
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Dino dig continues at Dinosaur Nat'l Monument parking lot

7+ hour, 43+ min ago  (293+ words) DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT, Utah and Colorado, May 3, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) " There's still time to swing by the Quarry Exhibit Hall parking lot at Dinosaur National Monument and see paleontologists in action. "The team reopened the dig they began last fall during…...

Google News
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King of hell creek | Paleontology

9+ hour, 2+ min ago  (39+ words) K. J. Genualdo " 12 days ago Phillip Hamilton " 8 days ago Phillip Hamilton " 11 days ago Uploaded by Kimmy Dude May 03, 2026 at 12: 00 PM EDT Resolution: (1266px x 1924px) File size: 146 KB Treasurer & Media Bus Boy...

Earth. com
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Dinosaur tracks show enormous sauropods roamed Northeast Asia over 120 million years ago

7+ hour, 48+ min ago  (871+ words) For decades, a dinosaur mystery lingered in a quiet stretch of land in northern Mongolia called Saizhurakh. People knew something was there. A short report from about 70 years ago mentioned dinosaur footprints, then the trail went cold. No maps, no…...

TAG24
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Joke of the Day for May 3, 2026: A dino-sized funny

14+ hour, 2+ min ago  (69+ words) tag24. com Today's Joke of the Day is a dino-sized funny! Here's some silly to make you smile this Sunday Funday. What's the scariest dinosaur? A lighthearted joke can help laugh away the day. So spread the sillies and pass on…...

Sci Tech Daily
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This Tiny Creature Survived a World of Dinosaurs and Changed What Came Next

8+ hour, 20+ min ago  (397+ words) The findings were published April 22 in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. The fossil was first discovered in 2009 by Wilson Mantilla and his team. Unlike many similar finds, which often consist only of teeth, this specimen included a broader set of…...

Animals Around The Globe
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How Ancient DNA Is Helping Us Map Extinct Ecosystems

11+ hour, 9+ min ago  (193+ words) The study of ancient DNA, or paleogenomics, has revolutionized our understanding of extinct ecosystems and the organisms that once inhabited them. By extracting and analyzing genetic material preserved in fossils, sediments, and ice cores dating back thousands or even millions…...