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Dinosaurs’ Extinction: The Secret to Wine Today?

Did you know that the extinction of dinosaurs is the reason we have wine? In this video, we dive into the reasons that scientists believe that wine is a result of this mass extinction.
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What Dinosaurs Lived in New England?

Our Triceratops fossil, Cliff, did not live in New England. So what kind of dinosaurs did? We ask two local experts, Mark Agostini and Dr. Mark McMenamin, to tell us what fossils have been recovered from our own backyard.
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Colossal Fossil: Triceratops Cliff

Get an up-close view of one of the world's rarest paleontological finds, a nearly complete 65-million-year-old fossil discovered in the Dakota Badlands in 2004.
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Dinosaurs: Modeling the Mesozoic

Check out fossils and life-size models to learn how paleontologists compile evidence and change the way we view these extinct animals.
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Are Sci-Fi Authors Scientists or Writers?

There are so many amazing writers of science fiction. When they were young, did they dream of bring famous authors, or amazing scientists? Author Katie Slivensky shares her journey through the worlds of science and fiction.
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What Do You Mean, That Isn't a Dinosaur?

The word 'dinosaur' refers to a specific group of animals. Many animals get included under the dinosaur umbrella when they are actually from different groups. Becca from our programs team helps us set the fossil record straight.
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Did the Dinosaurs Disappear?

Great giants once ruled the Earth until they disappeared... or did they? Investigate dinosaurs and their modern-day descendants.
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Death to a Display: How Does the Journey of a Dinosaur Fossil Begin?

A great article by Tom Holland in The Guardian newspaper in 2015 illuminated our obsession with dinosaurs: “Emblems alike of success and failure, of continuity and extinction, of weirdness and familiarity, they are fit objects on to which we can project...
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How Often Do You Brush a Triceratops Fossil's Teeth?

Taking care of a 65 million-year-old Triceratops fossil is a delicate task. We ask Katie from our Collections department how, and how often, it gets cleaned in this Pulsar podcast brought to you by #MOSatHome.
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Why Did Dinosaurs Have Feathers?

We ask leading paleontologist Dr. Jingmai O'Connor to tell us everything she knows about feathered dinosaurs.
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Top Ten Science Stories of 2020: Part Two

We continue our annual countdown of the ten most exciting, important, and fun stories from the world of science in 2020 with #8, #7, and #6.
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Did the Dinosaurs Disappear?

We visit our Dinosaurs: Modeling the Mesozoic exhibit with a special live animal guest to help answer the question.
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What if the Dinosaurs Hadn't Gone Extinct?

We chat with Becca, one of our museum educators, about the driving factors behind the disappearance of the dinosaurs.
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Did T. rex Eat Stegosaurus?

Our own paleontology whiz, Katie, answers some of the many dinosaur questions we've received. Hear about feathered fossils, the swimming spinosaurus, and more.
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Museum Stories: The Arrival of Cliff

If you've visited the museum, you've likely met our 65-million-year-old resident triceratops fossil. Ever wonder how Cliff first came to us? Hear the story of his arrival first-hand.