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Dinosaur exhibit opening soon at Wildlife Safari Park in Ashland
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (222+ words) ASHLAND, Neb. (WOWT) - In a few months, the public will get a chance to check out the latest exhibition coming to Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park in Ashland. In a release sent Monday, the park shared details on its next…...
Jack Horner, Montana University System Regents Professor of Paleontology and Curator of Paleontology at Museum of the Rockies, announced his retirement, effective June 30, 2016. MSU photo by Kelly Gorham.
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (119+ words) Jack Horner, Montana University System Regents Professor of Paleontology and Curator of Paleontology at Museum of the Rockies, announced his retirement, effective June 30, 2016. MSU photo by Kelly Gorham.NonStop Local Billings NonStop Local Multimedia Journalist Latest emails reveal connection between…...
12 Times Prehistoric Creatures Were Found Alive
8+ hour, 1+ min ago (1225+ words) Imagine stumbling upon a creature so strange, so ancient, that it looks like it crawled straight out of a dinosaur movie. It's a thrill that scientists and explorers have felt throughout history when they've discovered animals thought to have vanished…...
A preview of Mummies of the World: The Exhibition in Los Angeles
8+ hour, 6+ min ago (25+ words) A preview of Mummies of the World: The Exhibition in Los Angeles'CBS News A preview of Mummies of the World: The Exhibition in Los Angeles...
“It’s extraordinary”: Australia’s oldest ever dinosaur fossil found in Brisbane
8+ hour, 43+ min ago (314+ words) A dinosaur footprint discovered by a student in 1958 has been formally documented. More than 60 years ago, Bruce Runnegar was visiting Petrie's Quarry in Brisbane with school friends when he discovered a dinosaur footprint. Measuring 18.5cm in length and set in a…...
NEW 'Encanto' Structure Emerges as Animal Kingdom Construction Accelerates
8+ hour, 45+ min ago (929+ words) Credit: Disney / edited by Inside the Magic What makes this moment interesting is how much is already visible without Disney saying a word. Guests don't need concept art or press releases to know something significant is taking shape. You can…...
Earth’s first birds reshaped their mouths for life in the air
8+ hour, 47+ min ago (878+ words) Flying is expensive. If you're going to stay in the air, you need to be good at getting food, handling it fast, and swallowing it without wasting time or energy." That's why a new Archaeopteryx study is so interesting: it…...
Mud Records Reveal 3,300-Year Climate Story Behind Kaziranga’s Rhino Stronghold | Science-Environment
8+ hour, 49+ min ago (391+ words) Hidden beneath the wetlands of Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP), layers of ancient mud have preserved a remarkable ecological record'one that explains why the Indian one-horned rhinoceros survived in the Northeast while vanishing from much of the subcontinent. In a…...
This strange little dinosaur is forcing a rethink of evolution
9+ hour, 35+ min ago (529+ words) "From the very first moment anybody sees this animal one is staggered by its extreme smallness," says Dieudonn. "And yet it preserves a highly derived cranium with unexpected anatomical innovations." The fossils come from at least five individuals and were…...
230-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprint is Australia’s Oldest: Study
9+ hour, 50+ min ago (511+ words) A footprint unearthed by a teenage fossil hunter at Albion in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, in 1958 has now been formally identified as the continent's earliest confirmed dinosaur trace, dating back some 230 million years (Late Triassic epoch) and suggesting dinosaurs roamed what…...