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2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (509+ words) The tale of Nagatitan begins in 2016, in the province of Chaiyaphum, Thailand. Thanom Luangnan, a local resident, noticed some very odd-looking rocks sitting near a public pond and decided to alert the country's Department of Mineral Resources. These weren't just…...

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7+ hour, 48+ min ago  (1233+ words) For decades, raptors have been seen as fast, fierce predators racing after prey. Movies helped make that image famous, but fossils continue to show that dinosaurs were often more diverse than we once imagined. A newly discovered dinosaur from Patagonia…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago  (363+ words) Home " Wildlife " 10 Incredible Facts About Muskrats Hidden in North American Wetlands The muskrat, or Ondatra zibethicus, is a member of the rodent family Cricetidae and the only surviving member of the genus Ondatra. That's a striking distinction. Every other branch…...

12+ hour ago  (365+ words) Less than a year before his tragic death, paleontologist G'nter Bechly posted a long and powerful article here, "Three Modern Scientific Challenges to the Causal Adequacy of Darwinian Explanations." The challenge that especially caught my eye at the time was…...

20+ min ago  (341+ words) A 23-foot plesiosaur sweeps across the gallery, its vast paddle-like limbs frozen mid-stroke. The skull of an ichthyosaur, all cavernous eye sockets and needle-sharp teeth, stares back from 200 million years ago. The two-metre tail fin of the giant fish Leedsichthys…...

4+ hour ago  (193+ words) Bluffton Icon K-2 students invited to weekly dinosaur adventures FROM BPL UPDATE " K-2nd Grade Events are scheduled for Tuesdays, June 2, 9, 16 and 23 at 10: 00 a. m. Register in person or online. Stop by on Tuesday mornings for some summer fun - including crafts, games, books, and more!...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (193+ words) The Times of India - A 67-million-year-old T. rex named Gus could sell for up to $30 million at auction The TOI Science Desk stands as an inquisitive team of journalists, ceaselessly delving into the realms of discovery to curate a captivating collection…...

3+ hour ago  (140+ words) The Hayner Public Library District's summer reading program began Monday with a dinosaur-themed kickoff party. This year's program is called "Unearth a Story." The library's executive director Mary Cordes says last year they had 500 children participate, and they're hoping for…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago  (974+ words) Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified a previously unknown protein that may help explain how plants managed to colonize land more than 400 million years ago image: Images of moss during three-dimensional growth. Left: abnormal bud development in when…...