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Indiana State Library invites public to???Lunch and Learn??? session on hosted digital collections and Indiana memory
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (135+ words) INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Library will host an educational “Lunch and Learn” workshop on Tuesday, September 8, focusing on the library’s vast digital archives and the “Indiana Memory” platform. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch to the in-person event, held…...
This 210-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Was Found on a Houseboat Expedition, and It's the Fifth Ever Found in the Country
29+ min ago (198+ words) Scientists have just revealed a dinosaur unlike anything previously found in this part of Africa, and the details of how it was discovered are almost as remarkable as the fossil itself. Scientists have unveiled Musango matusadonaensis, a newly identified dinosaur…...
Ancient “living fossils” may reveal how complex life began
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (1115+ words) At first glance, stromatolites and their close relatives, microbial mats, can look like little more than dark, ancient rocks. In reality, they are densely packed, layered communities built by microbes. Billions of years ago, before animals and plants existed, stromatolites…...
New Dinosaur Fossil Discoveries in Zimbabwe Hints That More Ancient Species Are Still Undiscovered
6+ hour, 19+ min ago (394+ words) A dinosaur fossil discovery in Zimbabwe has added Musango matusadonaensis to Africa's record of prehistoric life. The skeleton was recovered at Lake Kariba, where researchers worked through remote conditions to collect bones from a Late Triassic sauropodomorph. The find offers…...
18 of the Oldest Species and Lineages on Earth
7+ hour, 10+ min ago (1618+ words) Most of the Earth’s history has been uncovered through research into what is known as the fossil record. Because of this research, scientists have been able to piece together the evolutionary tree as well as the evolution of the Earth…...
Thailand’s ‘Jurassic Park’ shines light on dinosaur evolution
11+ hour, 32+ min ago (703+ words) Thailand's 'Jurassic Park' shines light on dinosaur evolution A dinosaur statue stands guard outside a temple, a hint at the ancient giants buried deep in the earth below making up northeastern Thailand's "dinosaur rush". Researchers have found a trove of…...
10 Extinct Creatures That Aren't What We Thought
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (1630+ words) The study of extinct creatures has a major hurdle. There is no living dinosaur to observe. No cave lion to tag and track. So, when their stories are pieced together from scattered bones, theories, and a dash of popular media,…...
Kids would rather time travel to dinosaur age than any other era
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (373+ words) Dinosaurs are so popular with children that more than a third would choose to travel millions of years back in time to meet one, a new poll has revealed. A survey of 1,000 parents with children aged three to 12 found 34 percent…...
Dinosaurs and Olympians: The key to teaching students about Newtonian mechanics?
10+ hour, 22+ min ago (349+ words) lead image With a head start, could Usain Bolt outrun a Tyrannosaurus rex? Scratch that — would he even need a head start? These types of comparisons can help students understand the difference between velocity and acceleration, where their intuition is…...
LEGO SHOWS Natural Brickstory exhibition explores 13.8bn years of natural history through creativity, play, and hands-on discovery
9+ hour, 55+ min ago (343+ words) مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi hosts LEGO SHOWS Natural Brickstory, a world-first, limited-time exhibition that invites visitors to explore 13.8 billion years of natural history through creativity, play and hands-on discovery As part of the exhibition, the museum…...