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Review: Theropods
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (668+ words) Movies Games and Tech Though the mention of Jurassic Park is interesting, as Theropods feels like it’s part of a slight resurrection of point’n’click games recently. I guess they never truly went extinct, but there have been some top notch…...
Museum chief to step down
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (301+ words) A museum's chief executive will step down from his role next month. Hedley Swain will be leaving his post at Brighton and Hove Museums at the end of October following six years in the role. Mr Swain will be moving…...
Age of dinosaurs tops kid's time-travel wish list, research reveals
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (539+ words) THE age of the dinosaurs tops kids’ ultimate time-travel wish list, with the long-extinct creatures still ruling their imaginations, research has revealed. A poll of 1,000 parents with children aged three to 12 found 34 per cent would choose to go back to…...
Which Animal Gives Birth After 111 Days? Here's the Shocking Answer
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (360+ words) When it comes to animal pregnancies, nature has some fascinating surprises in store. While some animals carry their young for only a few weeks, others remain pregnant for several months or even years. But which animal gives birth after around…...
Plaza features dinosaur replica
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (116+ words) Madeira Island News Blog Every Sunday in September, Plaza Madeira will feature appearances by a hyper-realistic replica of a Velociraptor, measuring over four meters, with the aim of providing moments of adrenaline and surprise for young and old alike. On…...
ACPL: Library cards now unlock more local discounts | 96.3XKE Fort Wayne's Classic Rock
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (432+ words) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) says it is giving residents even more reasons to carry their library cards. In celebration of National Library Card Sign-Up Month, ACPL is releasing a new batch of limited-edition library…...
A coffee-table-size scorpion roamed Earth before forests existed
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (490+ words) A meter-long scorpion with massive pincers stalked ancient Britain 415 million years ago, long before forests and the better-known age of giant insects. Its surprising size and possible semi-aquatic lifestyle could reshape ideas about how early arthropods became giants....
Age of Dinosaurs children's top time-travel pick – not the future
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (529+ words) Parents say their kids are fascinated by dinosaurs(Image: PinPep) The era of the dinosaurs leads youngsters' ultimate time-travel wish list, new research has found. A survey of 1,000 parents with children aged three to 12 discovered that 34% would opt to journey…...
15 Places Where You Can Still See Dinosaur Footprints Millions of Years Later
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (819+ words) Perhaps the largest tracksite in the world where over thousands of 68 million-year-old dinosaur footprints have been found preserved in limestone in the Andes. While the area was once the shores of a muddy lake, tectonic activity later tilted the surface…...
Kids dream of time travelling to age of dinosaurs to meet T-Rex
6+ hour, 17+ min ago (456+ words) The age of the dinosaurs tops kids’ ultimate time-travel wish list, research has revealed. A poll of 1,000 parents with children aged three to 12 found for 34% of parents, their children would choose to go back to the prehistoric age, with the…...