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Fulfil Your Dinosaur-Riding Fantasies For $US50

8:00PM January 24, 2012 | Mario Aguilar

So far, science has completely failed to deliver a real Jurassic Park. Hate to be the one to tell you this, but you’ll never actually ride a Tyrannosaurus rex. Luckily, the geniuses at Dinoprints are really good at Photoshop. More »

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This Dinosaur Exhibit Is Proof That Our Museums Are Too Prudish

2:00AM October 17, 2011 | Casey Chan

Europeans have all the fun: lower drinking ages, funner beaches, easier lifestyles and… dinosaur skeletons having sex in their museums. This exhibit, which clearly shows two T-Rexes “mating”, is located in the Jurassic Museum of Asturias in Spain. More »

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Terrifying Carnotaurus Speedier Than Previously Thought

8:00AM October 15, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

It was a big day today for dinosaur news! First we found out that the T-Rex was even bigger than we thought. And now we’ve learned that the two-horned Carnotaurus was way faster than scientists realised. More »

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The T-Rex Was Even Bigger And Scarier Than We Thought

12:30AM October 15, 2011 | Casey Chan

As if the Tyrannosaurus Rex wasn’t big and scary and sharp toothy enough, scientists are now saying that they’re EVEN BIGGER. Using 3D laser scans, scientists virtually weighed T-Rexes and found that those beasts weighed in 30 per cent heavier than expected. More »

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The Strongest Pro-Genetic Engineering Argument Yet

11:20AM September 7, 2011 | Brian Barrett

The creature depicted here is both between and beyond classifications. Every bit as cunning as a megashark, even deadlier than a crocosaurus. It is terrifying, it is awe-inspiring. It is $US24.99 at Party City. More »

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This Is Why You Don’t Mess With Raptors

9:30AM August 21, 2011 | Kwame Opam

If Jurassic Park taught me anything, it’s that Velociraptors are terrifyingly awesome. So hearing Sam Neil give that classic speech brings me right back to that fascination. And the terror. Don’t forget the terror. More »

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Scientists Say Earth Killed Her Dinosaurs With Oceans Of Lava

7:40AM July 28, 2011 | Kwame Opam

It wasn’t just an asteroid come down from the heavens to destroy the former masters of the planet. No. Our Earth Mother knew their time had come, and unleashed oceans of lava to scorch the lands that dinosaurs once roamed. More »

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Scare Children With This Ownable Animatronic Triceratops

8:40AM July 21, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Because who doesn’t want to own a dinosaur? Hammacher Schlemmer is offering you this gargantuan, 6m Triceramonster that looks like it stepped out of Jurassic Park. The first one. The other two don’t count. More »

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This Man Wants To Resurrect Dinosaurs… Using Chickens

7:40AM June 10, 2011 | Max Behrman

Palaeontologist Jack Horner wants a pet dinosaur. (I’m right there with you, Jack.) And according to his TED talk, we’re actually getting closer to making Jurassic Park a reality. Thanks to chickens. More »

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Robots That Dance, Discover And Devour You And Your Family

11:00AM April 23, 2011 | Max Behrman

I thought these guys were monster food when I first saw this picture. Lucky for them, it’s just a robot. Head over to The Atlantic’s In Focus to check out other remarkable photos of robots and their caretakers. [The Atlantic]