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How Scientists Learned a 550-Million-Year-Old Sea Creature Was Right-Handed
9+ hour, 13+ min ago (447+ words) VICE Get unlimited access to everything VICE has to offer. The science of handedness is going through a bit of a renaissance right now. Just in the past few months, researchers have uncovered more about why roughly 90 percent of humans…...
This Week in Science: Tiny T. Rexes, a New Monkey Species, And More!
9+ hour, 41+ min ago (672+ words) This week in science: Surprisingly tiny T. rex hatchlings, an elusive new monkey species, and much more! First up: Quantum supercomputers have been put to work on the complex task of finding the optimal fuel for nuclear fusion reactors. The simulations…...
Historic Dinosaur Restorations: Crystal Palace dinosaurs
12+ hour, 59+ min ago (251+ words) Historic Dinosaur Restorations Trend Hunter The Crystal Palace dinosaurs have been restored by HTA Design and Donald Insall Associates as part of the wider regeneration of Crystal Palace Park in south London The 172-year-old concrete sculptures, believed to be the…...
Jurassic spark: Jungle Jim hatches dino-sized delights
11+ hour, 43+ min ago (170+ words) Children hold on to a twist as a giant Octopus made of balloons flies towards them at Jungle Jim’s Stomp, Chomp & Read event. Jim Manning makes one of the eight legs of an octopus. Manning, aka Jungle Jim, climbed inside…...
New entertainment for the rich - Dinosaur skeletons
13+ hour, 17+ min ago (182+ words) An unusual passion for collecting is rapidly spreading among the world's wealthiest people. We are talking about dinosaur skeletons worth millions of dollars. Modern.az reports that Bloomberg published an article about this. According to the information, dinosaur skeletons have…...
Dinosaurs Might Be Fake, But They’re Definitely Not Gay | Ask Me Anything
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T-rex skeleton Gus could fetch record $43 million
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Jurassic Art Jam and more at the Johnson City Library
16+ hour, 11+ min ago (201+ words) Kingsport Times News Here's a look at what is happening this week at the Johnson City Public Library LIBRARY NEWS The library's board of directors will meet Tuesday at 4:30 p.m in the library's Jones Meeting Center Board meetings are open…...
Meet the animals that breathe through their skin, gut, and more
15+ hour, 13+ min ago (16+ words) Nature has evolved astonishing ways to extract oxygen—from underwater cloacas to skin and even intestines....
Tyrannosaurus rex "Gus" Shatters Records, Becoming Most Expensive Dinosaur Fossil Ever Sold
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (175+ words) "Gus" - A Mounted Tyrannosaurus Rex Skeleton. Late Cretaceou. (Mathew Sherman/Sotheby’s) Gus was unearthed in 2021 on a remote ranch in Harding County, South Dakota. The dinosaur takes its name from Gary "Gus" Licking, the late cattle rancher who owned the…...