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Famed French cave paintings on exhibit in Chicago
Mar 20, 2013 16:59 EDT
Stunning reproductions of the famed cave paintings of Lascaux are being displayed for the first time outside of France at an exhibit in Chicago opening on Wednesday.
Famed French cave paintings on exhibit in Chicago
Mar 19, 2013 22:21 EDT
Stunning reproductions of the famed cave paintings of Lascaux are being displayed for the first time outside of France at an exhibit in Chicago opening on Wednesday.
Threatened shark species turning up in US restaurants
Aug 08, 2012 21:08 EDT
Threatened shark species are being used to make shark fin soup, a delicacy in Chinese cuisine, in several US cities, according to an unprecedented study based on DNA testing.
Creatures from the deep surface in NY exhibit
Mar 28, 2012 11:23 EDT
They have their own lights, teeth, and weird names like vampire squid, stoplight loosejaws, and bristlemouth -- meet the weird denizens of the deep surfacing for an exhibition in New York starting this week.
LV bathroom stalls out in top 10
Oct 21, 2011 20:00 EDT
Functionality beat out flash in a contest to identify America's best bathroom.
T. rex was bigger than thought: study
Oct 12, 2011 17:06 EDT
The iconic T. rex dinosaur grew bigger and faster than previously estimated, according to new methods based on actual skeletons instead of scale models, British and US scientists said Wednesday.
T. rex bigger than thought, and very hungry
Oct 12, 2011 17:02 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Tyrannosaurus rex grew faster and weighed more than previously thought, suggesting the fearsome predator would have been a ravenous teen-ager, researchers said Wednesday.
Can electric cars win over the mass market?
Aug 26, 2011 08:06 EDT
It's not every day that a US governor accepts an invitation to the launch of a Japanese-built car, but Nissan's all-electric Leaf offers environmental credentials that top any nationalistic concerns.
Resort's restroom in running for award
Aug 03, 2011 20:00 EDT
¶See a list of the most lavish Las Vegas restrooms at lasvegassun.com/bathrooms
Seven new mice species found in Philippines
Jun 15, 2011 11:37 EDT
Seven new species of mice have been found by local and US scientists in the mountains of the Philippines, the government's environment department said Wednesday.
Dinosaur auction features fighting pair of skeletons
Jun 13, 2011 11:59 EDT
DALLAS (Reuters) - Natural history buffs with Tyrannosaurus-sized bank accounts got a chance to ante up on Sunday when an unusually large collection of fully assembled, museum-quality dinosaur skeletons was put up for auction.
Dinosaur auction features fighting pair of skeletons
Jun 13, 2011 11:59 EDT
DALLAS (Reuters) - Natural history buffs with Tyrannosaurus-sized bank accounts got a chance to ante up on Sunday when an unusually large collection of fully assembled, museum-quality dinosaur skeletons was put up for auction.
U.S. court backs Iran in dispute over assets
Mar 29, 2011 15:58 EDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday backed Iran in a dispute with Americans who demand that Persian antiquities in two Chicago museums be used to pay damages for victims of a 1997 suicide bombing in Israel.
Most bird-like dinosaurs ate plants, new study finds
Dec 20, 2010 19:58 EST
Bird-like dinosaurs long believed to be carnivorous predators were in fact plant lovers, with the notable exception of dedicated hunters such as T. rex, US paleontologists said Monday.
Scientists: Colorado dig reveals Ice Age ecosystem
Nov 05, 2010 14:11 EDT
Giant sloth, deer-like animal found along with mastodons, bisons and mammoth at Colorado dig. Scientists say an excavation site in western Colorado is revealing an entire Ice Age ecosystem.
Ice Age baby mammoth on display at French museum
Jul 16, 2010 20:24 EDT
After tens of thousands of years under the Siberian frost, a baby woolly mammoth is taking a summer vacation in southeast France.
Ice Age baby mammoth on display at French museum
Jul 16, 2010 12:00 EDT
After many years under Siberian frost, Ice Age baby mammoth goes on display in French museum. After tens of thousands of years under the Siberian frost, a baby woolly mammoth is taking a summer vacation in southeast France.
Ice Age baby mammoth on display at French museum
Jul 16, 2010 11:49 EDT
After tens of thousands of years under the Siberian frost, a baby woolly mammoth is taking a summer vacation in southeast France.
Blackhawks and Chicago, like peas and carrots
May 27, 2010 17:39 EDT
Da Blackhawks? Chicago loves a gritty hero, eagerly embraces team's run to Stanley Cup finals. Gladys Wheeler couldn't help it: Seeing the Blackhawks' Duncan Keith back on the ice after a puck smashed into his mouth and scattered seven teeth onto the ice brought her back to her childhood, back to the days when players kept skating after their faces were stitched up, their broken jaws wired shut.
Field Museum cleans T. rex Sue for her anniversary
May 12, 2010 17:34 EDT
Chicago's Field Museum cleans Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton Sue for exhibit's 10th anniversary. One of the world's most famous dinosaurs is getting a cleaning before the celebration of her 10th anniversary begins at Chicago's Field Museum.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Field Museum of Natural History | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Field Museum of Natural History.
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| Location: | 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL |
| Coordinates: | 41°51′58.6″N 87°37′1.34″W / 41.866278°N 87.6170389°W |
| Built/Founded: | 1893 |
| Architect: | Daniel H. Burnham & Co.; Burnham Graham & Co. |
| Architectural style(s): | Classical Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | September 05, 1975 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 75000647 [1] |
