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…
Dinosaur Auction Features Fighting Pair of Skeletons
DALLAS (REUTERS).- Natural history buffs with Tyrannosaurus-sized bank accounts got a chance to ante up on Sunday when an unusually large collection of fully assembled, museum-quality dinosaur skeletons was put up for auction. The featured stars of the…
Boston Science Museum Buys Fleet of 30 Segways and Offers One-Hour Tours
BOSTON (AP).- Boston’s Museum of Science has exhibits on natural history, dinosaurs, space travel and electricity, all enclosed within four walls. Paul Fontaine, vice president of education, has for years wanted to expand beyond the bricks and mortar….
Exhibition at American Museum of Natural History Reveals How Dinosaurs Actually Lived
NEW YORK, NY.- The huge dinosaurs called sauropods astound us. So massive! So tall! Such long necks and tiny heads! But more astounding is this: these strange giants rank among Earth’s great success stories, roaming the planet for 140 million year…
Surprising Discovery of Sharp-Toothed Fossil Links Old and New Dinosaurs
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP).- The surprising discovery of a fossil of a sharp-toothed beast that lurked in what is now the western U.S. more than 200 million years ago is filling a gap in dinosaur evolution. The short snout and slanting front teeth of the fi…
Surprising Discovery of Sharp-Toothed Fossil Links Old and New Dinosaurs
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP).- The surprising discovery of a fossil of a sharp-toothed beast that lurked in what is now the western U.S. more than 200 million years ago is filling a gap in dinosaur evolution. The short snout and slanting front teeth of the fi…
Rare Dinosaur Found in Canada’s Oil Sands
By: Julie Gordon
TORONTO (REUTERS).- The Canadian oil sands, a vast expanse of tar and sand being mined for crude oil, yielded treasure of another kind this week when an oil company worker unearthed a 110-million-year-old dinosaur fossil that wasn’t su…
American Museum of Natural History’s New Dinosaurs App for iPad Out for the Holidays
NEW YORK, N Y.- The American Museum of Natural History launched DINOSAURS iPAD: The American Museum of Natural History Collections, the Museum’s first app designed specifically for the iPad. DINOSAURS: iPAD expands on the Museum’s inaugural a…
American Museum of Natural History’s New Dinosaurs App for iPad Out for the Holidays
NEW YORK, N Y.- The American Museum of Natural History launched DINOSAURS iPAD: The American Museum of Natural History Collections, the Museum’s first app designed specifically for the iPad. DINOSAURS: iPAD expands on the Museum’s inaugural a…
Walking Tyrannosaurus Rex’s First United Kingdom Visit at World Museum in Liverpool
LIVERPOOL.- Visitors can meet Rex the juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex for four days of free prehistoric hysterics 2 – 5 December 2010 at World Museum. The animated dinosaur has been a sensation in the United States and Australia where it has given thou…