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mega materials science

Meteorite vs. Dinosaur Poop -- Who Wins?

On the auction block at Bonham's last week were two strange items: a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite from the dawn of the universe (left), and two chunks of fossilized dinosaur poop (right). Which do you think sold for the most money? More »

7:00 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Annalee Newitz
1,379 views, 19 comments

Latest by n/a: The dinosaur poop market was quite a bit different until all these 12 year old dot com millionaires started trading it like it was cotton candy. Why, I remember when you couldn't BUY dinosaur poop no matter HOW hard you tried. more »

tabloid science

Helium Leaking Out of the Ground in Nevada


  • Massive quantities of helium were discovered leaking out of the ground in Nevada. This mysterious gas emission is even stranger because usually geologists only see this kind of thing near volcanoes. Is Nevada about to become a volcanic hellhole? [Discovery News]
  • 10,000-year-old trees were discovered during a construction project on a farm in Michigan. They are among the best-preserved fossilized trees ever found, and scientsts speculate that they were crushed under the last glacier to stretch across North America. [Science Daily]
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11:00 AM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By Annalee Newitz
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