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'Indiana Jones Of Paleontology' To Open Science Center For Teens In Washington Park
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (738+ words) WASHINGTON PARK " A teen-friendly, $50 million science education center is coming to the South Side. Neighbors and supporters gathered Tuesday for the unveiling of Scitopia Chicago at the Fossil Lab, 5437 S. Wabash Ave. The two-story facility will be built on an empty…...
Virginia Tech student identifies new meat-eating dinosaur three times older than T. rex
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (389+ words) A Virginia Tech student just made a discovery that's giving scientists something to roar about. On the surface, it might look like just a lumpy, pockmarked fossil, but for senior geosciences major Simba Srivastava, it's a window into a meat-eating…...
Scientists Found a New Flying Reptile Inside a Fossil No One Bothered to Look At
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (252+ words) Hidden inside a fossilized mass of prehistoric stomach contents, the remains of two small flying reptiles sat unidentified in a Brazilian museum collection for years " filed away among ordinary fish fossils. When researchers finally examined the specimen, they found not…...
Frontier Tech Lab Helps Bring Hands'on Fossil Dig to Morrill Hall | Newswise
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (619+ words) Isaac Regier, lead and design coordinator for the Frontier Tech Lab, sets down one of the "bones" the lab 3 D printed for a new fossil dig in the redesigned Marx Science Discovery Center at Morrill Hall. Newswise " Children visiting the…...
Nearest Casino Destinations for Racine & Kenosha Residents
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (630+ words) This guide breaks down the closest options, what each one offers, and which is worth your time depending on what you're after. Distances are from Racine, though Kenosha residents will generally find the southern Illinois options slightly closer and the…...
Largest-known underground colony contains millions of ground-nesting bees
4+ hour ago (873+ words) A quiet cemetery might seem like an unlikely place for a scientific discovery. Yet, beneath the grass, millions of tiny ground-nesting bees are busy shaping their underground world. This story reveals how one peaceful place turned into a buzzing hotspot…...
UChicago paleontologist announces plans for Washington Park science center focused on teen education
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (611+ 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 UChicago professor and…...
Discovery at the summit of Mount Everest: 450-million-year-old marine fossils revealed by their underwater origin
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (337+ words) Limestone rocks found high on the mountain contain remains of marine organisms that once lived in the ancient Tethys Sea. A team of researchers has confirmed a remarkable discovery on Mount Everest: marine fossils about 450 million years old found at…...
Scientists Unearth a Fossil Snake So Perfectly Preserved, It May Have Been Caught Sleeping
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (381+ words) Indian Defence Review A newly described fossil snake species from Wyoming has been identified as a distinct genus, repositioning scientists" understanding of where boa-like snakes first evolved The specimens, preserved together in what researchers believe may be a 34-million-year-old communal…...
Scientists say turtle shells could hold clues to secret side of Neanderthal behavior
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (540+ words) After a recent cold snap left iguanas stunned, a content creator headed to Bucks Coal Fired Pizza in Florida with a wild request as his friend and pizzeria owner made a pie topped with the invasive reptile meat. Cavemen hunted…...