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Dino-Snacks 🦕🍕 + Bogweed Song Sing-Along 🎶 | Into the Dinoverse | Tim Rex in Space | Milkshake!
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (74+ words) NickALive! Saturday, July 25, 2026 Dino-Snacks 🦕🍕 + Bogweed Song Sing-Along 🎶 | Into the Dinoverse | Tim Rex in Space | Milkshake! Have your say by leaving a comment below! NickALive! welcomes friendly and respectful comments. Please familiarize with the blog's Comment Policy before commenting. All new…...
Stolen 12-Foot Sinclair Dinosaur Bolted To 100-Foot Cliff Over Yellowstone River
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (1365+ words) A 12-foot-long dinosaur nicknaed Dino that usually stands outside a Sinclair gas station near Gardiner, Montana, was stolen Sunday night. It reappeared bolted to a 100-foot cliff face overlooking the Yellowstone River. A dinosaur was spotted near Yellowstone National Park…...
Virginia Museum of Natural History brings dinosaurs to life at Dino Festival
28+ min ago (243+ words) MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Families traveled back in time this weekend as the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville hosted its annual Dino Festival. The two-day event featured dinosaur fossils, life-size skeletons, animatronic dinosaurs, and the museum’s special “Age of…...
Early Miocene Fossil Rewrites Family Tree of Little Carnivorous Marsupials | Sci.News
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (243+ words) Paleontologists at the University of New South Wales have described a new genus and species of dasyurid marsupial from the Early Miocene of Australia, offering the first solid evidence that the family Dasyuridae -- which today includes quolls, Tasmanian devils and…...
Alan M. Wilson (1964–2026) - Nature Ecology & Evolution
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (291+ words) Nature Ecology & Evolution (2026) Cite this article Wilson, A. M., Watson, J. C. & Lichtwark, G. A. Nature 421, 35–36 (2003). Wilson, A. M., McGuigan, M. P., Su, A. & van den Bogert, A. J. Nature 414, 895–899 (2001). Lichtwark, G. A. & Wilson, A. M. J. Biomechanics 40, 1768–1775 (2007). Wilson, A. M. et al. Nature 498, 185–189 (2013). Williams, S....
The Buffalo Zoo Has Turned Into an Immersive Dinosaur World That’s Only Here for The Summer —Free with Admission
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (392+ words) Adventure, Family Friendly, For Kids, Things to Do If your kids have already started saying, “I’m bored,” congratulations. Summer break has officially kicked in. You’re suddenly responsible for entertaining them all day. Cue panic mode. If you’re scrambling for ideas…...
Rare dinosaur discovery could be Portugal's most complete ever – Portugal Resident
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (437+ words) Palaeontologists excavating cliffs near Torres Vedras believe they have uncovered what could be the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever found in Portugal, in a discovery they describe as exceptionally rare and of major scientific importance. Researchers from the Centre for…...
New Study Flips Core Rule of Evolution
8+ hour, 30+ min ago (1085+ words) This multigenerational shift occurs because female hyenas inherit social rank from their mothers and stay in their natal clans, preserving privileges like priority food access, early reproduction, and longevity. Conversely, males disperse to join new clans and lose their maternal…...
“Exceptionally” Preserved Cretaceous Snake Fossil Allows For The Reconstruction Of Its Brain
4+ hour, 36+ min ago (541+ words) Copy Editor & Staff Writer Josh has a degree in Biology from University College London, and specialises in animals, palaeontology, climate, and the environment.View full profile Did the first snakes burrow or move along the surface? It might not be…...
Children embark on virtual dinosaur safari at West Milford Library
9+ hour, 30+ min ago (123+ words) More than 50 children and their families enjoyed a virtual dinosaur safari led by Professor Livingstone, (David Engel), at the West Milford Library on July 21. Professor Livingstone took the audience on a zany search for dinosaurs that combined physical comedy, magic…...