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Alex Fox

Alex Fox is a freelance science journalist based in Washington, D.C. He has written for Science, Nature, Science News, the San Jose Mercury News, and Mongabay. You can find him at Alexfoxscience.com.

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The Smithsonian embedded the first Ceratosaurus ever discovered in the wall of the National Museum of Natural History in 1911. It remained stuck in the wall for more than 100 years. (Smithsonian Institution)

A Smithsonian Dino-Celebrity Finally Tells All

The Smithsonian’s <i>Ceratosaurus</i> is finally giving up its secrets as it prepares for a long fight with a <i>Stegosaurus</i> in the “David H. Koch Hall of Fossils – Deep Time,” opening June 8, 2019.

The Nation’s T. rex decapitating a Triceratops in its new pose as the centerpiece of the

An Elegy for Hatcher the Triceratops

Named in honor of the discovering paleontologist, Hatcher introduced <i>Triceratops</i> to the world, and was a pillar of the Smithsonian community for 113 years.

The Nation’s T. rex decapitating a Triceratops in its new pose as the centerpiece of the David H. Koch Hall of Fossils – Deep Time, a 31,000-square-foot dinosaur and fossil exhibit slated to open June 8, 2019. (Smithsonian Institution)

Q&A: Smithsonian Dinosaur Expert Helps T. rex Strike a New Pose

The Nation's T. rex is back at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in a striking new pose.