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Summer reading program party for the Zahn-Marion Twp. Branch Library-Chickasaw
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (245+ words) Maria Stein, Ohio – On July 14th, the Zahn-Marion Township Library completed its 2026 summer reading program, “Unearth a Story” with a party to celebrate, held at the Edge sports complex in Maria Stein. The top two readers in grades one through five…...
Magic and dinos in the library
52+ min ago (362+ words) A prehistoric octopus and a dinosaur invaded both Dartmouth libraries on Tuesday, July 22, but it was just Jungle Jim with balloons and magic tricks for the kids. Jim Manning, known across the country as “Jungle Jim” visits libraries to show…...
Dinosaurs never disappoint
8+ hour, 39+ min ago (1093+ words) A skeleton of a popular Tyrannosaurus Rex at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis. The word “millions” surfaces most often in daily life in connection with government spending. But a more fun reference using the word is how long ago…...
Danish fish fossil cliffs set to gain UNESCO status
7+ hour, 8+ min ago (526+ words) The cliffs' rock layers capture a dramatic, 56-million-year-old global warming event — one of the largest climate catastrophes in Earth's history, where temperatures rose by up to 14 F. NYKOBING MORS, Denmark — Two Danish coastal cliffs where paleontologists have uncovered 55-million-year-old fossils…...
Prehistoric fish found in Leeds park - AOL
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (416+ words) The fossilised remains of a prehistoric fish have been unearthed at a Leeds beauty spot. The skull bone of the coelacanth, which was discovered in Roundhay Park, is the oldest example of the species uncovered in the region. It is…...
The $70 Million T. Rex we might never see again
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (117+ words) Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 8:12am A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed "Gus" has become the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction. (Reuters: Jordan Tovin) A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed "Gus" has become the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction. It's raised…...
Jurassic Pliosaur Liopleurodon Was Big, but Not as Big as Once Feared
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (500+ words) An artist’s impression of a pliosaur. Image credit: Megan Jacobs, University of Portsmouth. “Liopleurodon ferox is a well-known thalassophonean pliosaurid from the Middle Jurassic (Callovian) Oxford Clay Formation of England and equivalent strata in northwest France,” said University of Portsmouth…...
The mystery of the bird wedge turned out to be different from what scientists had thought
8+ hour, 42+ min ago (455+ words) Researchers at Brown University have put forward the most detailed explanation to date. It turns out that birds flying behind and slightly to the side of the leader can significantly reduce the amplitude of their wing beats thanks to the…...
Dinosaurs Arrive For John L. Street Library Summer Reading
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (306+ words) The John L. Street Library basement has hosted hundreds of meetings, clubs and parties over the decades. Wednesday morning, it was the home of prehistoric creatures — as Evansville’s Feller Express brought their life-sized dinosaur characters to the “Unearth A Story” summer…...
Cihang Luo reports 241 pieces in Middle Devonian Amber Fossil China
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (349+ words) Paleontologists in China found 241 tiny pieces of amber in the Hujiersite Formation in Xinjiang, and the Middle Devonian amber fossil China find is about 385 million years old. That pushes the earliest known amber record back by about 65 million years. Researchers…...