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'Dream Team' Agrees Huge Asteroid Killed Dinosaurs

(March 4) -- For decades, scientists have debated exactly what kind of cataclysm was responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs. Did a giant rock from outer space blast T. rex and his ilk off the face of the Earth? Or was a huge volcanic eruption to blame? Now the jury is in -- maybe. In Friday's issue of the...

Vitali Klitschko to Show Skills in LA Again

Not long after Vitali Klitschko's second-round knockout of Herbie Hide secured his first world title in 1999, he received a message from a man he idolized."You're not a world champion until you've fought in the United States," said German boxing legend Max Schmeling, who died in 2005."If you want to be the real world...

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02/04/12 exhibit has a big opening day Source: The Gainesville Sun - Gainesville FL
It's no surprise that 4-year-old twins Allison and Amanda Stube, decked out in Gator cheerleading outfits, posed for a photo with Albert and Alberta on a day the Gator basketball team played a big game against Vanderbilt at the O'Connell Center.
It was a surprise that the photo was posed not at the O'Dome but at the Florida Museum of Natural History, which made a big day for kids Saturday out of its grand opening of the "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway" exhibit.
Five-year-old Ethan Ramsey exemplified the anticipation for the exhibit, which features complete skeletons of two dinosaurs.
"I'm really excited," said Ethan.
02/03/12 Florida Museum of Natural History unveils new fossil... Source: The Independent Florida Alligator - Univ of FL - Gainesville FL The Florida Museum of Natural History will unveil its new fossil exhibit Saturday, complete with fossils, artwork and a lab.
01/30/12 âFossil Freeway' exhibit opens Feb. 4 Source: University of Florida News - Gainesville FL Visitors can take a prehistoric road trip through the Florida Museum of Natural History's newest exhibit, "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway with artist Ray Troll and paleontologist Kirk Johnson," opening at 10 a.m.