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World's oldest intact computer clicks up its 60th birthday
... said David Demant from Museum Victoria in Melbourne, where Csirac is housed. 'You could almost call it the dinosaur that led to the birds - the birds being the little laptops and MP3 players that we've got now. So, it is a massive thing. It had ... Comment?
Dinosaur find in New Mexico tells of greater migration, evolution
Dinosaur find in New Mexico tells of greater migration, evolution A study of bones and skeletons recovered in the Colorado Plateau's Chinle formation, Northern New Mexico, that was published Friday, December 18, 2009, in Science, finds that South America may not have been the birthplace of Dinosaurs after all. Comment?
Great gift ideas for book and movie lovers
Five days and counting until the big day. It is easy to buy the people on your list who like to watch movies and read the latest releases. Comment?
Earth on track for epic die-off, scientists say
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A reconstructed scene in the Pleistocene of western North America, showing a group of three sabertooth cats . Comment?
Fishery officials try again to save sturgeon
As efforts falter to save North America's largest freshwater fish -- a toothless beast left over from the days of dinosaurs -- officials hope to stave off extinction by sending more water hurtling down a river so the fish can spawn. Comment?
The Burke Museum's 'Fossil Freeway' ~ A Wild Ride Through Prehistory
Paleontologist Kirk Johnson and artist Ray Troll showcase an art and fossil exhibit full of dinosaurs, ammonites and trilobites at University of Washington's Burke Museum. Comment?
Heard museum worried about sewer line planned on property
Sy Shahid stopped on a bumpy dirt road and pointed to his favorite spot at the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary. Comment?
The museums breaking their own exhibits
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... care of the country's top museums and galleries. Works by artists Andy Warhol and Tracey Emin; baroque sculptures; dinosaur bones and a rare doll's house are among the items which have been damaged. In one case an entire steam engine was ... Comment?
OMSI unveils T. rex skeleton to rave reviews from grade-school set
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Samson, one of the world's biggest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, awed the dozens of people who came to the dinosaur's world debut exhibit Saturday at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Comment?
Gimli Kiwanis boost playground fund
... says the new playground equipment will be educational as well as fun. The final project will see a 26-ft. dinosaur that kids can climb on and explore inside the structure. A large, artificial "climbing rock" embedded with fossils of all types will ... Comment?
Mobile phones, medals, a doll's legs, an entire army... is there...
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With six years of phd work on theropod dinosaurs behind him, Darren Naish mostly spends long hours in the library, hunched over his laptop. Comment?
Mammals May Be Nearly Half Way Toward Mass Extinction
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If the planet is headed for another mass extinction like the previous five, each of which wiped out more than 75 percent of all species on the planet, then North American mammals are one-fifth to one-half the way there, according to a University of California, Berkeley, and Pennsylvania State University analysis. Comment?
Hardcover: UK: Inside Wall Street s Jurassic Park
Hailed as the defining book of the credit crunch, this blow-by-blow account of the financial meltdown also makes for an entertaining read By Ruth Sunderland THE OBSERVER, LONDON Sunday, Dec 20, 2009, Page 14 The cover illustration to this doorstopper account of the credit crisis is a picture of a dinosaur, suggesting that within we will learn about ... Comment?
Make-up tycoon topples Saatchi as art's greatest power
Charles Saatchi may have lost his touch but Sir Nicholas Serota has more power than ever. Comment?
Loss Of 15-42% Of Mammals In North America
If Earth is headed for a mass extinction like the previous five, in which more than 75 percent of all species were wiped out, then North American mammals are one-fifth to one-half the way there, according to a University of California, Berkeley, and Pennsylvania State University analysis. Comment?
Photo of the Day #797: Tyrannosaurus [Laelaps]
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... his musings on paleontology, evolution, and the history of science. Switek also blogs for Smithsonian magazine's Dinosaur Tracking . Switek's first book, Written in Stone , will be published next year by Bellevue Literary Press. Facebook Twitter ... Comment?
Cheeseburgers and dinosaurs: Ray Troll does fossils at the Burke
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Dinosaur highway, by Ray Troll. On view in Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway, December 19, 2009 - May 3, 2010, Burke Museum, Seattle. Comment?
Calgary researchers name North America's tiniest dinosaur
A dinosaur that could have jumped from the drawing board of Dr. Seuss is being recognized as the newest - and smallest - species in North America. Comment?
I wasn't quite sure I had heard correctly. My friend, a fellow geologist, and I were standing in the swimming lanes of a lap pool where we had stopped to give each other greetings of the season. Comment?
Not so very long ago, the Americas were home to giant mammals: monstrous-sized beavers, ground sloths weighing over 4,000 pounds, the well-known woolly mammoths and saber-tooth cats, and many more. Comment?