After 44 years of teaching at the University, geology professor Robert Sloan will deliver his last lecture today. “Some people talk about dinosaurs; some people are dinosaurs,” said Sloan, who has ...

Learn about the time period that took place 65 to 23 million years ago. 3 min read At the dawn of the Paleogene—the beginning of the Cenozoic era—dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and giant marine ...

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Fossils of 444 million-year-old creatures whose bodies were preserved "inside-out" have been discovered in South Africa.

Marvel Comics marks a decade of Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur this week with the one-shot 10th Anniversary Special; get yourself a sneak peek at the celebrations below with the official preview ...

It’s an iconic image: A polar bear perched on a lone ice cap, drifting at sea. Is that the fate climate change has in store for this powerful Arctic inhabitant? In 2004, the discovery of a fossil ...

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