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VINS: Birds are Dinosaurs
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (142+ words) What did 65 million years of evolution turn the dinosaurs into? Birds!Celebrating the summer reading theme “Unearth a Story," VINS is excited to introduce you to some live birds of prey and learn all about their dinosaur ancestry together.We’ll…...
New Approach for Paleontologists When Identifying Vertebrae Fossils
38+ min ago (432+ words) Fossil finds are exciting moments that sometimes introduce the world to an ancient mammal or dinosaur that existed millions of years ago. But a longstanding problem in paleontology is that fossils are often not complete and the subtlety of differences…...
Possible New Approach for Paleontologists Identifying Fossils
44+ min ago (489+ words) Fossil finds are exciting moments that sometimes introduce the world to an ancient mammal or dinosaur that existed millions of years ago. But a longstanding problem in paleontology is that fossils are often not complete and the subtlety of differences…...
65 Million Years Later, the T-Rex Is Still King of the Dinosaurs After Record-Breaking Fossil Sale
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (701+ words) Anthony Lund has spent more years than he would like to remember getting lost in movies, TV shows and toys. For that reason, writing on the subject comes naturally after more than 20 years working in and around the entertainment industry....
Goose fossil from ancient New Zealand lake upends theory about the country's giant birds
9+ hour, 17+ min ago (468+ words) Scientists say a newly described goose fossil, recovered from ancient lake sediments in Central Otago, is prompting a fresh look at the evolution of New Zealand's distinctive birdlife. Although the animal itself was only about the size of a small…...
Library shares Summer Reading stats after finale
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (186+ words) Families take part in the Summer Reading Finale at the library. On July 15, the Brazil Public Library held a Summer Reading Finale party for its Unearth a Story Summer Reading Program. Attendees had free Kona Ice snow cones, created dinosaur-themed…...
BBC News quiz of the week: What name did scientists give this $50m dinosaur?
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (161+ words) This week, Sir Keir Starmer took part in his last Prime Minister's Questions as he prepared to hand over the keys to 10 Downing Street, the US and Iran continued to trade both barbs and bombs, and film critics went wild…...
Small, Cheap, and Full of Teeth: Baby Tyrannosaurs Were Plentiful and Precocious
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (218+ words) Cat-sized tyrannosaur hatchlings had lots and lots of siblings 1:00 PM CDT on July 16, 2026 “Going through museum collections, my colleagues and I have discovered the first remains of hatchling tyrannosaurs,” study author Nick Longrich of the University of Bath said in…...
A New Approach for Paleontologists When Identifying Vertebrae Fossils?
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (364+ words) Stony Brook researcher suggests that investigating anatomical traits that don’t change over an animal’s lifetime is key; findings published in the journal Paleobiology Napoli’s research revealed that both methods failed to reproduce the correct classification for the living alligator specimens,…...
16 Free Dinosaur Crochet Patterns for Prehistoric Yarn Adventures
13+ hour, 29+ min ago (1193+ words) There are craft themes that come and go, and then there are dinosaurs. Dinosaurs seem to survive every decorating trend, every toy-box clear-out and every......