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Today in History: Sue the T. rex found – Chicago Tribune
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (374+ words) Today is Wednesday, Aug. 12, the 224th day of 2026. There are 141 days left in the year. On Aug. 12, 1990, fossil collector Sue Hendrickson found one of the largest and best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex skeletons ever discovered; nicknamed “Sue” after Hendrickson, the skeleton, found…...
When paleontology meets Pokémon, at the Field Museum
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (683+ words) Five years ago, Tokyo’s National Museum of Nature and Science unveiled an exhibition called the Pokémon Fossil Museum. When staff members from the Field Museum traveled to Japan and got a look at it, they started brainstorming ways to bring…...
UChicago paleontologist announces plans for Washington Park science center focused on teen education
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (614+ words) Elected officials and community leaders joined a noted University of Chicago paleontologist on Tuesday to unveil plans for Scitopia Chicago, a science center dedicated to teen education and public exhibits planned for Washington Park. Paul Sereno, a U. of. C. professor and…...
Decay Devils secures thousands for Northwest Indiana project
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (724+ words) Decay Devils is expanding its footprint in Northwest Indiana, and two grants will help get their work done. The Gary-based nonprofit announced on Wednesday that it received two grants totaling $13,000 to help with regional preservation and public arts. The Legacy…...
Giant dinosaurs take over Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (472+ words) Starting this weekend, prehistoric creatures will be roaming the Gail Borden Public Library in downtown Elgin with the opening of the Dinosaur Explorer exhibit. “Our community loves dinosaurs. We have seen this with the past exhibits Dinosaur Giants in 2017 and…...
Giant penguins and the world’s longest snake: Field Museum digs into the era that followed the dinosaurs
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (903+ words) When people think of prehistoric life, they tend to jump to two behemoth bookends — the towering dinosaurs of the Mesozoic era and then the woolly mammoths of the ice age. But what about the millions of years in between? The…...