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Fossil once thought a caterpillar is now the oldest known nonmarine lobopodian
In a twist worthy of a detective novel, a long-misidentified fossil at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) has ...
Smithsonian exhibit monkeys around with the scientific evidence on human origins
The National Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Human Origins vastly distorts the scientific evidence on human evolution, ...
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Out of This World: Museum of National History Exhibit Explores ‘Our Cosmic Coast’
It may “take a village” to raise a child, as the saying goes, but that can also apply to outer space — specifically, to ...
New dinosaur-like species discovered in US national park
A remarkable finding has surfaced in the colorful, fossil-rich badlands of Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park: North America’s oldest known pterosaur. The newly identified species — a flying ...
Olympic museum struggles to meet projected attendance, grapples with falling revenues 5 years on
Five years after it opened, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum officials in downtown Colorado Springs are grappling with ...
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science to host community celebration before temporary closure
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science will be hosting a community “closing celebration” on Aug. 3, one day ...
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Science competition displays skills of Chinese youth at Shanghai University
Wang Shiwen, deputy Party secretary of the Natural History Museum of China, emphasized the event's role in developing ...
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August at the National Museum of American History
What to know:u2028 The museum is open seven days a week, except Dec. 25, between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Admission is free, and ...
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A ‘wonder’ fossil changes our understanding of reptile evolution
Body coverings such as hair and feathers have played a central role in evolution. They enabled warm-bloodedness by insulating ...