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Pok'mon "fossils" go on display at Field Museum in Chicago
24+ min ago (22+ words) CBS News Pok'mon "fossils" go on display at Field Museum in Chicago...
Pok'mon "fossils" go on display at Field Museum in Chicago, first exhibition outside Japan
20+ min ago (116+ words) May 21, 2026 / 1: 37 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Some special "fossils" will be unveiled Friday at Chicago's Field Museum. The Field is opening a new exhibit, the "Pok'mon Fossil Museum" Friday, a special exhibition from Japan that compares fossils of popular characters from…...
Book returned to library after 43 years in amnesty - AOL
16+ min ago (277+ words) A book borrowed nearly 43 years ago has been returned to a library " so overdue it is no longer registered on its system. The book was handed back to Rye Library, in East Sussex, during an annual amnesty, when people can…...
Scientists May Finally Know Why T. Rex Had Such Tiny Arms
57+ min ago (715+ words) You probably wouldn't say it to its face, but the famously fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex has long been the butt of tiny arm jokes. But new research could explain their hilarious hands, though it offers no guarantee it will stifle the…...
Tyrannosaurus Rex's tiny arms finally explained by scientists
8+ min ago (1276+ words) New research has up-ended everything we thought we knew about the king of the dinosaurs " and it starts with its head. It ran on the tips of its toes. Its bite was brutal enough to take down a titan. And…...
Owl Monkeys [IMAGE] | Eurek Alert! Science News Releases
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (21+ words) Owl Monkeys (IMAGE) Eurek Alert! More on this News Release Warmer temps, heavier owl monkeys: Climate linked to weight gain in primates...
New species of ancient Arctic mammals discovered in Alaska
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1355+ words) Three previously unknown species that once scurried alongside dinosaurs in what is now northern Alaska have been identified....
Tylosaurus rex reconstruction
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (53+ words) A reconstruction of Tylosaurus rex in the Cretaceous-era Western Interior Seaway of North America Courtesy of Alderon Games - Path of Titans Can be used in relation to this study with the provided credit line American Museum of Natural History Copyright…...
Tylosaurus rex holotype skeleton
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (67+ words) The holotype for the newly described Tylosaurus rex is a giant specimen displayed at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas that was first discovered in 1979. Courtesy of Perot Museum of Nature and Science Can be used in…...
Dinosaurs to roam into Three Rivers library on May 30
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (226+ words) There will be fun activities for the entire family at the Live Oak County Library in Three Rivers on May 30." Get ready for a prehistoric adventure as dinosaurs roam into Three Rivers next week. The Live Oak County Library will…...