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The End Of Oak Street's Box Office Proves One Thing About Dinosaur Movies
We have the box office results for The End of Oak Street's opening weekend, and they reaffirm a hard truth when it comes to dinosaur movies.
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Archaeology & Ancient History
Every year, archaeologists rewrite the story of our past. This feed follows new digs, fossils, ancient artifacts and the discoveries reshaping human history, pulled from science and history desks into one ad-free page.
"Both Parties Are Whirling Around The Drain Of Extinction..."
"Both Parties Are Whirling Around The Drain Of Extinction..." Authored by Jim Kunstler, “A sane society cannot debate its way out of psychosis. It mus…
Scientists Name New Lizard Species After House of the Dragon’s Syrax
Scientists have named a newly discovered lizard species after Syrax, the iconic golden dragon ridden by Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon. Res…
NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia
A NASA-funded air pollution monitoring network has provided one of the most detailed long-term views yet of the role of black carbon, or soot produced…
Ancient Austronesian seafarers carried symbolic art 4,000 years ago
A 4,000-year-old painted stone plaque discovered on a remote Indonesian island is the first known example of portable art belonging to the Austronesia…
Next Generation of Planetary Scientists Learn Public Engagement Skills
FORCE is a world-class laboratory that uses high-pressure experimental equipment to recreate the extreme conditions found deep within Earth and other …
The dinosaurs in The End Of Oak Street demand respect, not affection
Before any dinosaurs appear in The End Of Oak Street, there’s a massive pile of dino shit. The audience is not meant to sympathize with Mel (P.J. Byrn…
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When Did Animals Start Giving Birth to Live Young? This 236-Million-Year-Old Fossil Might Rewrite Mammals' Evolutionary History
A bone feature found in a mammal ancestor hints that the creature was relatively large as a newborn, more in line with the size of a creature birthed …
Hubble Solves Merger Mystery From Milky Way’s Early Years
New Hubble data shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way in the earliest phases of its evolution. Explore Hubble H…
1,700-year-old church discovered under a lake in Turkey may be the location of the First Council of Nicaea — but other experts disagree
A small church discovered beneath a larger one may have hosted one of the most important meetings in the history of Christianity, but some scholars no…
Brass-making technology reached southern China through ancient sea routes
Ancient crucibles found in Guangzhou offer new insights into early brass production methods. These ninth and tenth-century vessels show that local cem…
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R.I.P. Hayden Panettiere, star of Nashville and Heroes
The actor, who first appeared in soaps like One Life To Live and films like Remember The Titans, was 36. Hayden Panettiere, a one-time child star who made the leap to long-running adult roles over a more than 30-year career, has died. ABC News confirmed her death, with her father saying, “She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her—and to the millions who watched her onscreen.” A cau…
The Galaxy S22 just got a new shot at Android 17, thanks to LineageOS
LineageOS 23 arrives on Galaxy S22, opening doors to an unofficial Android 17 update. TL;DR LineageOS 23 has just added nightly builds for the Galaxy …
Fire-flame vessel: An exquisitely crafted 4,500-year-old pot from a mysterious culture in Japan
Archaeologists aren't sure why prehistoric people in Japan made these elaborate vessels decorated with flames. This ceramic vessel from prehistoric Ja…
What happens when a kid’s robot best friend dies?
When Xander first met Moxie, she taught him that when he was anxious, he could calm down by exhaling through his lips so that he buzzed like a bee. Th…
Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution
Regulations reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions, but wildfire smoke is erasing gains. In 1965, a presidential advisory panel issued a repor…
'This goes beyond showcasing technological soft power': China's new moon map signals bold space ambitions (video)
New chronology, data about the moon's far side and a homegrown cartographic standard signal China's ambitions for how the solar system gets mapped. Ch…
Block export of ‘national treasure’ UK fossils, says MP
Sale of one of UK’s top collections overseas prompts call new rules to help keep items in countryOne of UK’s best fossil collections sold in ‘loss to …
‘My electric toaster is more than 100 years old’: readers on their ancient appliances
After news that a couple from Gloucestershire are still using an Electrolux fridge from the 1930s, we asked readers about their experiences. From a 50…
Spoiler Space: The end of The End Of Oak Street is even kookier than its premise
You thought a neighborhood going back to dinosaur times was as weird as The End Of Oak Street got? Wait for its ending. Spoiler Space offers thoughts …
So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power plant that went online this year
Utility-scale solar leads by a mile, followed by batteries. Fossil fuels, not so much. It’s been a wild first half of the year in the US power sector,…
Why do cats yowl?
Understanding a cat’s yowl requires looking beyond the noise to the behavior and emotions behind it. If you've ever been jolted awake by your cat lett…
6 space board games to channel the political drama of 'For All Mankind' and 'Star City'
“Whoever controls space will control the Earth.” 'For All Mankind' was pretty good, wasn't it? Sadly, the show's run has finished now, and while we've…
Anne Hathaway Movies Ranked by Tomatometer
A definitive list of Anne Hathaway movies, ranked by Tomatometer. (Photo by Universal Pictures) Anne Hathaway Movies Ranked by Tomatometer Anne Hathaw…
'Full-on berserker mode': Archaeologists solve mystery of medieval soldiers with gruesome square holes in their skull
A new analysis of skulls from a 14th-century battle in Sweden reveals a spiked club inflicted the death blow. BERLIN — Archaeologists have finally det…
BP to develop offshore gasfield in Venezuela with firms linked to Trump administration
Move will be one of first large-scale foreign investments in country since US ousted leader Nicolás Maduro in JanuaryBP has answered Donald Trump’s ca…