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Could this be the earliest dinosaur?

December 6, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Nyasasaurus isn’t a new discovery, but this is the first time it’s been considered a dinosaur. Bits of the small dino were discovered in the 1930’s in Tanzania’s Manda Beds and […]

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Animals, Natural History, Science News

Lincoln Park Zoo goes to work in the Serengeti

December 3, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

One might think that living in proximity to lions and hyenas is dangerous enough, but that’s before you factor in a rabies epidemic. Diseases like rabies and canine distemper are […]

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Animals, Medicine, Science in Chicago, Science News

There’s a whole lot of flamingo love headed to Lake Natron

November 14, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Tanzania’s Lake Natron will soon resemble a couple’s resort for hundreds of thousands of East African lesser flamingos. The nomadic birds fly between alkaine soda lakes along the rift valley, […]

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Animals, Nature, Science News

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