4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (175+ words) A new immersive experience with dozens of animatronics will bring dinosaurs to life at the Oklahoma City Zoo. Starting Friday, guests can enjoy an immersive exhibit that features 60 animatronic dinosaurs, dinosaur skeletons, and interactive fossil digs. Some of the dinosaurs…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (622+ words) Tyrannosaurus rex lived longer and took more time to reach its maximum size than previously thought, according to a new study. Scientists have long counted annual growth rings in fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex leg bones to calculate both their age at…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago   (166+ words) More than 20 years ago, volunteers helped transform the Madera County Landfill into a renowned paleontological site, discovering fossils from the Pleistocene Age. These fossils were estimated to be ... Search location by ZIP code National Volunteer Month: Passionate volunteers unearthed 780,000-year-old…...

11+ mon, 4+ day ago   (282+ words) Researchers say odd-looking plants discovered by a volunteer and supervisory interpretive park ranger at a U.S. National Park are a new species. The unique plant was found growing on desert rocks in a remote area of Big Bend National Park in…...