SALT LAKE CITY, UT.- Two remarkable new species of horned dinosaurs have been found in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, southern Utah. The giant plant-eaters were inhabitants of the “lost continent” of Laramidia, formed when a sh…
Amazing Horned Dinosaurs Unearthed on "Lost Continent"
SALT LAKE CITY, UT.- Two remarkable new species of horned dinosaurs have been found in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, southern Utah. The giant plant-eaters were inhabitants of the “lost continent” of Laramidia, formed when a sh…
New Dinosaur Species Discovered in Southern Utah
By: Brock Vergakis, Associated Press Writer
SALT LAKE CITY (AP).- Paleontologists say they have discovered fossils of two new dinosaur species in southern Utah. The plant-eating dinosaurs are closely related to the three-horned triceratops, but one of …
Smithsonian Extends Chance to Glimpse Rare Blue Diamond
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is extending its exhibit of one of the most rarely seen gems in the world, the Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond, to Sept. 1. Before the diamond was exhibited beginning Jan. 28, it had …
Botanical Illustration Exhibition Highlights the Art Behind Conservation
WASHINGTON, DC.- A new traveling exhibition, “Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World,” will open at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Aug. 14. The exhibition, a collaborative effort between the Am…
Museum Launches Groundbreaking Explorer App to Rave Reviews
NEW YORK, NY.- The American Museum of Natural History’s Explorer, a groundbreaking free app for iPhone and iPod touch that is part navigation system, part personal tour guide, is already garnering rave reviews. Explorer is “nothing less than …
Museum Launches Groundbreaking Explorer App to Rave Reviews
NEW YORK, NY.- The American Museum of Natural History’s Explorer, a groundbreaking free app for iPhone and iPod touch that is part navigation system, part personal tour guide, is already garnering rave reviews. Explorer is “nothing less than …
Smithsonian Names Directors of Consortia for the Four Grand Challenges of the Strategic Plan
WASHINGTON, DC.- Following a yearlong strategic planning process, the Smithsonian identified four Grand Challenges that would be the focus of its efforts in the coming decade. Secretary Wayne Clough has named four Smithsonian scholars to serve as direc…