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TOPEKA (KSNT) – Fossils are everywhere in Kansas but there are some places where your chances of finding a link to the past are greater than others. The Sunflower State is home to numerous types of ...
Sure, Jurassic World: Rebirth may be getting lukewarm reviews, but don’t let Hollywood’s franchise fatigue kill your childhood obsession with paleontology. Instead, spark some real wonder with a day ...
Looking for something to do during the long summer days? The Great Irish Fossil Hunt challenges you to find and record the fossils that are literally under our feet The Great Irish Fossil Hunt — send ...
It's not uncommon to find the fossil imprints of seashells in the rocks lining streambeds here in upstate New York. Today we're looking deeper into this natural phenomenon and in the process ...
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Ted Geisel used to tell kids he got his ideas from a certain store where he went from time to time to get a sack of them. He may have fudged about the store, but you really can fill a sack with ideas.
About 66 million years ago, just before the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, a fish chewed up and spit out some sea creatures. Unbeknownst to that fish, its rejected meal was preserved in ...
Vomit normally isn't celebrated or something people ogle over, but exceptions can seemingly be made when it's 66 million years old. Peter Bennicke, a local fossil hunter, discovered the blob at the ...
It was a beautiful, sunny day with a high temperature of 84 degrees on the day that I hiked at this beautiful lake. It was Labor Day weekend, the unofficial end to the summer season. I decided to hike ...
When you think of fossils, things like dinosaurs or ancient trees probably pop to mind. But if you’re a true geology aficionado, you probably know that those are far from the most common fossils.
Here's something we haven't come across before: some people are apparently confused why there are marine fossils at the top of Mount Everest. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign ...