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Rogers Center to present "Dinosaurs As Real Animals
39+ min ago (407+ words) Sherburne " The Rogers Center invites the community to visit the "Dinosaurs As Real Animals" Program from 6 to 7 p. m. , July 23, at the Friends of Rogers Environmental Education Center, Inc. , located at 2721 State Highway 80 in Sherburne. The program is free to the public…...
Scientists Finally Found a 150-Million-Year Fossil That Captures the Exact Moment When Birds Lost Their Dinosaur Tails
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (387+ words) For decades, scientists have searched for a fossil that could help explain one of evolution's biggest mysteries. A newly identified Jurassic bird may finally provide the missing piece, but not in the way researchers expected. A newly identified bird from…...
Highway paleontologist visits Nebraska towns for Summer Reading Program
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (89+ words) Peachtree TV Highway paleontologist visits Nebraska towns for Summer Reading Program In Valparaiso on Tuesday, the local library hosted State Highway Paleontologist Shane Tucker, who put on a presentation about fossils in Nebraska. Authorities investigating double homicide in Olney, Illinois…...
67-million-year-old T-rex expected to sell for $30 million at auction
53+ min ago (323+ words) One of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever discovered is heading to auction later this month, where it could become one of the most expensive dinosaur fossils ever sold. Nicknamed "Gus," the 67-million-year-old specimen will go under…...
Academia Sinica - Events | Decoding Animal Evolutionary Novelties: From Genome Architecture to Cell Type Evolution
6+ hour, 19+ min ago (50+ words) sinica. edu. tw Auditorium, 1st Floor, Interdisciplinary Research Building Dr. Yi-Jyun Luo (Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica) 2026-07-09 15: 00 - 16: 30 - Address128 Section 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei 115201, Taiwan...
Meet Nagatitan: Largest dinosaur ever discovered in Southeast Asia - AOL
16+ hour, 41+ min ago (345+ words) A front leg bone nearly as tall as a person lay buried beside a pond in northeastern Thailand. It was part of a skeleton so large it belonged to an animal about 27 meters long and weighing roughly 27 tonnes. That animal…...
Bright Star Touring Theatre to present "Dino Academy"
12+ hour, 25+ min ago (158+ words) Step into the prehistoric world with Dino Academy: A Dinosaur Discovery Show led by the quirky and curious Dr. Sarah Tops. Kids can step into a prehistoric world with "Dino Academy" at 10: 30 a. m. Friday, July 24, at the Weaverville Library and 2: 30 p. m. at…...
Half Ape, Half Human May Hold the Secret to What Makes Us Who We Are
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (571+ words) Ardi was unearthed in Ethiopia in 1994 and is the oldest known partial hominin skeleton. She belongs to the species Ardipithecus ramidus, and for decades after her discovery, researchers debated exactly how she moved. A new analysis published in late 2025 is…...
Interactive dinosaur story time coming to Augusta library
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (191+ words) The Augusta Chronicle Interactive dinosaur story time coming to Augusta library The Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System will host The Dinosaur Story Store, a free interactive storytime event, from 11 a. m. to noon on July 9 at the Headquarters Branch, 823 Telfair St. The…...