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Exploring Smithsonian Museum of Natural History’s entire reserve specimen collection
7+ hour, 58+ min ago (368+ words) January 20, 2026, 4:55 AM If you've ever wondered where all the items in a Smithsonian museum that aren't actively being displayed to the public end up, look no further than this massive, secure facility, sitting just outside D.C. in Suitland, Maryland. In today's…...
The nearly complete skull of a very thick headed dinosaur is on display at the Smithsonian for the next week
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (331+ words) December 22, 2025, 6:03 PM For the next week, dinosaur enthusiasts are getting a special treat at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. A nearly complete skull of a thickheaded dinosaur seen in the "Jurassic Park" franchise is now on display. The…...
A photographer finds thousands of dinosaur footprints near Italian Winter Olympic venue
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (342+ words) LOCAL ALERT: At-Large Council Member Kenyan McDuffie says he is resigning from the DC Council December 16, 2025, 1:07 PM The discovery in the Stelvio National Park was striking for the sheer number of footprints, estimated at as many as 20,000 over some five…...
Prehistoric beasts, trains, and Christmas cheer: Experience “Dino-Mite” at the US Botanic Garden!
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (352+ words) NEWS ALERT: US gained jobs in November after Oct. losses, unemployment rate rose, report says 'IN THE DARK': Federal News Network reports retiring federal employees face major delays in processing process December 16, 2025, 8:57 AM The United States Botanic Garden's annual model…...
Before megalodon, researchers say a monstrous shark ruled ancient Australian seas
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (622+ words) December 12, 2025, 9:27 PM Researchers studying huge vertebrae discovered on a beach near the city of Darwin say the creature is now the earliest known mega-predator of the modern shark lineage, living 15 million years earlier than enormous sharks found before. And it…...
This dinosaur skull is one of just few of its kind — and it’s going on display in DC
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (307+ words) December 11, 2025, 5:51 PM The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History has received a gift that will be hard to outdo this holiday season " a nearly complete dinosaur skull. It's a gift that will keep on giving, as the public has a…...
16,000 fossil footprints in central Bolivia reveal dinosaur behavior
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (574+ words) SPORTS ALERT: Baltimore Orioles reach 5-year deal with Mets' first baseman Pete Alonso December 8, 2025, 10:24 PM Then scientists came here in the 1960s and dispelled children's fears, determining that the strange footprints in fact belonged to gigantic, two-legged dinosaurs that stomped and…...
A foot-tall elephant? ‘Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age’ on Apple TV reveals surprising creatures
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (853+ words) NEWS ALERT: Prosecutor dismisses charges against President Trump, others in Georgia election interference case November 26, 2025, 11:42 AM It was an incredible time when the Earth was going through immense systemic changes and was filled with often nightmarish creatures " carnivorous kangaroos, 14-foot-tall…...
Young T. rex or a new dinosaur? New bones add to the debate
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (336+ words) October 30, 2025, 12:05 PM At first, researchers had only a tyrannosaur skull to go by, making it hard to tell if it belonged to a child or adult. Another skull and skeleton nicknamed Jane added to the debate, but didn't settle the…...
Dinosaurs were thriving in North America before the mass-extinction asteroid strike, study suggests
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (421+ words) October 23, 2025, 2:04 PM Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction. New research suggests dinosaur populations were still thriving in North America before the asteroid strike, but it's…...