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Trove of rare books stolen from Whitney Estate recovered decades later
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (493+ words) A book containing letters from the poet John Keats to his fiancee Fanny Brawne was among books returned to the Whitney family estate. Credit: Courtesy: Manhattan DA/NDOK A trove of rare books and letters by literary legends like'James Joyce,…...
How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animals
2+ week, 4+ day ago (597+ words) WASHINGTON " Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants and unrecognizably simple animals to the complex creatures that took over the world and would eventually lead to us. And…...
Triceratops skeleton 'Trey' to hit the auction block as dinosaur market soars
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (522+ words) A triceratops skeleton that stood in a Wyoming museum for decades will be auctioned off, a rare instance of a museum-exhibited dinosaur going to the auction block just as the market for the prehistoric giants has hit record highs. The…...
Prehistoric road trip: Dinosaur adventures through the American West
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1765+ words) A triceratops on display at the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience near Ca'on City, Colorado. Credit: Yutao Chen/The Washington Post RED FLEET STATE PARK, Utah - A three-toed footprint appeared in the rock, slightly longer than my hiking boot. The outlines…...
A foot-tall elephant? 'Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age' on Apple TV reveals surprising creatures
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (941+ words) This computer generated image released by Apple TV shows the Arctotherium angustidens, the biggest bear to ever live, in a scene from "Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age." Credit: AP/Uncredited NEW YORK " If you've seen any of the "Ice Age" animated…...
Rare dinosaur mummies help scientists recreate their prehistoric lives
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (393+ words) This image provided by the University of Chicago shows a mummy of a duck-billed dinosaur resting on its ribcage. Credit: AP/Uncredited NEW YORK " Researchers have unearthed a spooky pair of dinosaur mummies that seem to have been preserved in…...
Scientists discover a new dinosaur from Argentina with a crocodile bone in its mouth
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (284+ words) NEW YORK " Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur from Argentina with powerful claws, feasting on an ancient crocodile bone. The new find was possibly 23 feet (7 meters) long and hailed from a mysterious group of dinosaurs called megaraptorans. They prowled across…...
New Dinosaur Adventure exhibit opens at White Post Farms in Melville
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (403+ words) White Post Farms in Melville has added a new Dinosaur Adventure with animatronic dinosaurs. Credit: Beth Whitehouse Carson Warkenthien "aka Professor Terry Dactyl " holds ababy T-rex dinosaur named Daisy and greets visitors to the new animatronic Dinosaur Adventure exhibit at…...
This prehistoric whale had razor teeth, bulging eyes and a face only evolution could love
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (762+ words) In this illustration provided by Ruairidh Duncan a Janjucetus dullardi is depicted chasing a fish. Credit: AP/Ruairidh Duncan WELLINGTON, New Zealand " Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral. A…...
Stony Brook University leads groundbreaking dinosaur research
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (687+ words) A group of researchers led by a comparative biologist from Stony Brook University has made an important discovery that may change the timeline of evolutionary traits in dinosaurs. James Napoli, a vertebrate paleontologist and evolutionary biologist, found theropod dinosaurs had…...