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Plastic dinosaur toys

Blog Carnival #33: Plastic Toys, Foiling a Poacher, Honored Musicians

This month’s blog carnival highlights one blogger’s old toys, an odd street intersection, why sketchbooks still matter and more

Best/Worst dressed dinosaurs

Blog Carnival #32: Scientist Stereotypes, Sauropod Necks, Dinosaur Facts and More

The best of what’s being written about dinosaurs in the blogosphere

The Moon landing conspiracy theory has endured for more than 40 years, thanks in part to a thriving cottage industry of conspiracy entrepreneurs.

Ten Enduring Myths About the U.S. Space Program

Outer space has many mysteries, among them are these fables about NASA that have permeated the public’s memory

Invented in the late 19th century as a means to contain cattle in the American West, barbed wire soon found military applications.

Ten Inventions That Inadvertently Transformed Warfare

Some of the most pivotal battlefield innovations throughout history began as peacetime inventions

NASA is studying a mission, for launch in the 2020s, that would visit the only moon known to have an extensive atmosphere—Titan, a satellite of Saturn.

What’s Next in Space?

Probes and landers sent into the final frontier will bring us closer to answering cosmic mysteries

Admirers present valentines to a girl who is pretending to be sleeping, c. 1900s.  In the 18th and 19th centuries, British children celebrated Valentine's Day by going door to door, singing songs.

Ten Out-of-the-Ordinary Valentine’s Day Customs

From the festivals of ancient Rome to modern campaigns, the holiday hasn’t always been about roses and candy

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Blog Carnival #15

Dino documentaries, paleo art tips, why dinosaurs matter and more

The 2012 doomsday prophecy isn't the first to predict the end of civilization.  Such warnings have been around for millenia.

Ten Notable Apocalypses That (Obviously) Didn’t Happen

Apocalyptic predictions are nothing new—they have been around for millennia

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