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more about #dinosaurs OMG! Ponies!: Can we please all just shut up about global climactic change? Seriously - it doesn't matter. Every respected scientific study has shown that at some... more » Counterglow: Please provide proof of your assertion that the "Climategate" memos say that. You'll have a tough time, because they don't. more » Vexxarr: I think abortion should be summarily outlawed BUT you should be able to kill your child on the eve of their 18th birthday if they "just aren't turning... more » ManchuCandidate: 30 weeks is approximately 7 months which is on the edge of viability. This is not surprising to me as a baby's brain doesn't suddenly turn on once it... more » crashedpc - Haifisch: Wait, where's the demon duck of doom? more » Ghost_in_the_Machine: Who's a pretty cat? Who's a pretty...Help! It bit my finger off! more » Ebylon: While I'd hoped to see a pic of just how big the leopard's teeth are, I'm satisfied with the 'OMG SO CUTE' pic chosen instead. more » collex: Real Velociraptor are already smaller than the ones in JP. JP's raptor ar deinonychus, named raptor because , when the book was written, some paleonto... more » Rasselas: Sometimes it seems like dinosaurs hold all the cards. Except for the "not being extinct" card, of course. more » BadUncle: Bird-lizards? Great. What next? Chicken-moose? more » futuremouse: Clever girl. more » Belabras: Never has Mr. Munroe's teaching rung more true. [xkcd.com] more » Roklimber: T.rex 'little cousin' discovered [news.bbc.co.uk] #tips #dinosaurs more » Dresan: "Only in Mexico! How it happened we don't know," said the show's spokesman, Karla Arroyo. With that attitude you won't get it back! more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: Looks like someone got himself a T-Rex. more » MonkeyT: In five days they will find it in Nuevo Laredo, drunk, wearing a huge sombrero and a T-Shirt that says "I did WHAT in Cancun?" more » crapcakes: "It's worth about $89,650." Really? "89,650"? Couldn't it just be worth "about" $90,000, instead? more » Segador: I like the main page headline better. "Giant Dinosaur Robot on the Lose" Rex has lost 223 pounds now, enough to push him into first place and guaran... more » gods-n-clods: Where is it? 3 words: Mexican drug cartel. They own the country now. Actually this is sad. Mexico is just about ruined, and there's no hope short of f... more » Gordonium: Should be easy enough to find. Just follow the sounds of crying little girls and laughing little boys. more » -
#science
The Year's Most Controversial Science Discoveries
2009 saw plenty of scientific discoveries — 44-million-year-old hominid Ardi, water on the moon — but some of what we learned wasn't as awesome as we'd hoped. LiveScience takes a look at the news that caused scientific controversy this year. More » -
#monstersamongus
10 Remarkable Monsters Named in the Last Ten Years
We know that real monsters walk, slither, and crawl among us, and each year we learn more about the amazing creatures from Earth's past and present. We look at ten of the more monstrous names we added this decade. -
#dinosaurs
Velociraptor's Cousin Had a Venomous Bite
Raptors get more fearsome all the time. Jurassic Park painted velociraptors as clever, fleet-footed predators, and they may have hunted from trees. Now researchers suspect their turkey-sized relative had a venomous bite — and other raptors might have it, too. More » -
#crime
Giant Dinosaur Robot Puppet On The Loose
Dino theft! A five foot tall robotic dinosaur has been stolen from the Walking With Dinosaurs exhibit in Mexico. It's worth about $89,650. Meanwhile some kid South of the border is having the best birthday party ever. [BBC] -
#dinodday
The Allied Forces Battle Nazi T-Rex on Dino D-Day
After Nazi scientists bring dinosaurs back from the dead, Hitler's occupation of France is bolstered by the might of Tyrannosaurs and Triceratops. It's then up to the US forces to make dinosaurs extinct once again. More » -
#dinosaurs
Dinosaurs Were Probably Warm-Blooded, Incredibly Athletic, and Always Hungry
Just one more reason to fear Jurassic Park: a new study has found that, unlike modern-day reptiles, dinosaurs were likely warm-blooded. It's a trait that suggests dinosaurs were far from lumbering reptiles, and were actually quite the prehistoric athletes. More » -
#jurassicpark4
Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy
Even though Hollywood producer Frank Marshall told us that another Jurassic Park was a long shot. That doesn't mean JP 3 director Joe Johnston is lacking a few ideas for his own off-island dinosaur trilogy. More » -
#dinosaurs
Your Favorite Dinosaurs May Have Never Existed
Are you a fan of the Nanotyrannus, the three-horned Torosaurus, or the Dracorex hogwartsia, named for the famed school of wizardry? Then paleontologists have some bad news: these and roughly a third of other recorded dinosaur species probably never existed. More » -
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#dinowar
The Top 5 Dinosaur Fights In Comics
Dinosaurs! Dinosaurs! DINOSAURS! Fighting! Fighting! FIGHTING! Fighting humans, fighting animals, fighting nautical craft! There's nothing like a seven ton Tyranosaurus Rex to separate the capes from the commoners. See who can hold their own against the Late Cretaceous period!
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#design
A Dinosaurian Desk Lamp Made From Lasers and Wood
This cool lamp is made the same way those 3D wooden dinosaur models are. You get a set of flat wooden puzzle pieces, notch them together, and presto - from 2D bits you get 3D awesomeness. Plus lasers! More » -
#madscience
The Mighty T-Rex Died from a Common Bird Parasite
Tyrannosaurus Rex may have been fierce, but it was vulnerable to a parasite found commonly in today's birds. Evidence released yesterday shows these dinosaurs shared more than a common genetic ancestor with birds. They also died of the same infections. More » -
#dinosaurs
Scientists Discover Fossils of Feathered Dinosaur with Four Wings
A dinosaur that lived between 160 and 151 million years ago could be the missing link between birds and dinosaurs. Scientists in Beijing announced yesterday that a four-winged creature called Anchiornis huxleyi could finally prove birds are descended from dinosaurs. More » -
#dinosaurs
Meet T-Rex's Diminutive Ancestor
In the days before Tyrannosaurus Rex roamed the Earth, prehistoric animals lived in fear of its ancestor, the Raptorex. But this petit progenitor of the Tyrannosauri would have been a mere mouthful for the mighty T-Rex. More » -
#dinosaurs
Beware of Velociraptor Attacks from Above
If you still have nightmares about the fleet-footed Velociraptors from Jurassic Park, here is yet another reason to fear them. Paleontologists now believe that the predatory dinosaurs climbed trees, where they would wait to pounce on their prey. More » -
#awesomesmackdowns
Does It Really Get Any Better Than Dinosaurs vs. Robots?
Two of the solar system's greatest enemies - dinosaurs and robots - are captured here mid-clash in all their fightastic glory. It's claw against bolt; sinew against actuator; and metal against proto-chicken. Collect the whole set of paintings! More » -
#evolution
Scientists Create Dinosaurs By Tinkering With Chicken DNA
If dinosaurs are the ancestors of chickens, could genetic engineers turn the clock back on chicken DNA and recreate T-Rex? A Canadian researcher thinks it's possible, and has begun experiments to do just that. More » -
#triviagasm
30 Real Animals with Science Fiction Names
It's no secret that many scientists are great fans of science fiction, and sometimes tributes to characters and authors end up in their work. We list 30 species, alive and extinct, that bear scifi-themed names. More » -
#bestoftheweek
The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week
Stuck on the run because "the man" wants to shut down your dinosaur creationist park? Don't worry here are this week's juiciest scoops and secrets. More » -
#creationistdinosaurs
Dinosaur Creationism Theme Park Seized By The Government
You'd think that dinosaur-loving creationists would be law-abiding citizens. Not so. Last week a South Carolina judge ordered the government to seize control of Dinosaur Adventure Land creationist theme park after its owners were convicted of tax fraud.
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