LOS ANGELES (REUTERS).- Scientists in California say they have for the first time devised a way to accurately take the body temperatures of dinosaurs — by examining the creatures’ teeth. Chemical analysis of the Jurassic period fossil teeth from two s…
Giant Sea Monster Returns to Yorkshire Museum
YORK.- One of the biggest sea monsters ever found in Britain is going back on display as a complete fossil for the first time in decades. The giant ichthyosaur would have been about eight metres long and swam in the tropical waters which covered North…
First Dinosaur Fossil, a Long-Necked, Plant-Eating Sauropod, Discovered in Angola
JOHANNESBURG (AP).- Scientists say they have discovered the first fossil of a dinosaur in Angola, and that it’s a new creature, heralding a research renaissance in a country slowly emerging from decades of war. A paper published Wednesday in the Annals…
New Artists/New Work Series at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Presents Melika Bass
CHICAGO, IL.- Chicago artist Melika Bass makes experimental films that explore cults, women’s asylums, and menacing creatures through atmospheric narratives that emphasize image and sound textures. Using both non-professional actors and performanc…
New Artists/New Work Series at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Presents Melika Bass
CHICAGO, IL.- Chicago artist Melika Bass makes experimental films that explore cults, women’s asylums, and menacing creatures through atmospheric narratives that emphasize image and sound textures. Using both non-professional actors and performanc…
New Dinosaur Hall to Create Landmark Experience at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA.-This summer, the much-anticipated new Dinosaur Hall opens to the public at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. The large-scale permanent exhibition will be presented in two light-filled galleries – twice the size of …
The Rhode Island School of Design Museum Presents Brian Knep: Exempla
PROVIDENCE, RI.- —The RISD Museum presents Brian Knep: Exempla in the Anne, Michael and Amelia Spalter New Media Gallery on view through March 6, 2011. Knep (American, b. 1968) creates animated, interactive projections to explore themes of the int…
Retrospective Exhibition Marks the Centennial of Morris Graves’ Birthday
NEW YORK, NY.- Michael Rosenfeld Gallery presents its second solo exhibition featuring the work of Morris Graves (American, 1910-2001). On view through October 30, this retrospective exhibition marking the centennial of the artist’s birthday exami…
Retrospective Exhibition Marks the Centennial of Morris Graves’ Birthday
NEW YORK, NY.- Michael Rosenfeld Gallery presents its second solo exhibition featuring the work of Morris Graves (American, 1910-2001). On view through October 30, this retrospective exhibition marking the centennial of the artist’s birthday exami…
Stories of War At Sea at Imperial War Museum North in Manchester
MANCHESTER.- Jump aboard and test your sea legs at this major new exhibition for families at Imperial War Museum North in Manchester. Get hands on with activities for all the family in the Imperial War Museum’s first ever large-scale exhibition to…