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March 14, 2012
Texas' Plan for Rising Sea Levels: Wait Till God Tells Us to Build an Ark
Want to give yourself a good case of the climate-change willies? Go to climatecentral.org, click on their report on sea level rise and look for Texas. We could be in for it worse than California, depending on how you measure. When national media talk about sea-level rises, they tend to focus on New ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Roll Red Tide: Still No Good News for Oyster Lovers from the Coastlines of Texas
Steven DoyleRed tide, the naturally occurring algae bloom that causes toxicity in shellfish, continues to plague the state's coastline -- keeping Texas oysters out of local restaurants and threatening the $18.5 million Texas oyster industry. The state closed the entire coast of Texas to oyst ... More >>
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October 28, 2011
Local Paleontologists Find New Dinosaur Species, Name It After Ross Perot. No, Really.
Courtesy the Museum of Nature & ScienceRoss ain't no dinosaur. At least, he wasn't.This just in from the Museum of Nature & Science: Paleontologists at the museum are set to introduce to the world a new species of the ceratopsid dinosaur Pachyrhinosaurus at the Society of Vertebrate Paleo ... More >>
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October 3, 2011
A Decade-Long Drought? Yeah, Maybe So, State Climatologist Says.
It's all but official now. We've strung together the 12 driest months in Texas history. State climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon estimates we got 13.69 inches for the year. The average is 27. It's been hell on ranchers, as we reported in this week's cover story. And it may get worse. Texas A&M put o ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
If You've Ever Wanted to Own a Complete Dinosaur Skeleton, or Four, Now's Your Chance
Heritage expects the Allosaurus and Stegosaurus skeletons will go for upwards of $3 million. But that's for the pair. A bargain.I've taken the almost-8-year-old who lives in my house to several of 'cross-the-street neighbor Heritage Auction Galleries' dinosaur auction previews, because, right, ki ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
The Original King of Wrap
Heritage expects the Allosaurus and Stegosaurus skeletons will go for upwards of $3 million. But that's for the pair. A bargain.I've taken the almost-8-year-old who lives in my house to several of 'cross-the-street neighbor Heritage Auction Galleries' dinosaur auction previews, because, right, ki ... More >>
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May 10, 2010
SMU Prof Among Those "Deeply Disturbed" by "Political Assaults" on Climate Scientists
SMU sends word that David Meltzer, the university's anthropology chair, is among the 255 members of the National Academy Science not amused at all with those who've been trying to dismiss climate change as a ... what did D's Trey Garrison call it? Oh, right: "Man-Made Climate Change Hoax." To tha ... More >>
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April 28, 2010
95 Million Reasons Why Unfair Park Needs More Dallas Dinosaur News
Courtesy Karen CarrKaren Carr, a New Mexico artists who used to live in Dallas, offers this peek at what Aetodactylus halli might have looked like back in, ya know, the day.Big breaking news in the world of paleontology today: Back in '06, Lance Hall, a member of the Dallas Paleontological Societ ... More >>
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March 4, 2010
Ice, Ice Baby
Courtesy Karen CarrKaren Carr, a New Mexico artists who used to live in Dallas, offers this peek at what Aetodactylus halli might have looked like back in, ya know, the day.Big breaking news in the world of paleontology today: Back in '06, Lance Hall, a member of the Dallas Paleontological Societ ... More >>
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June 17, 2009
Get Your Hot Rocks Off: SMU Prof Has Found a Way to Get Texas Off the Grid
SMU's been tapped by the State Energy Conservation Office to study clean, renewable energy sources throughout the state of Texas -- and danged if Maria Richards, program coordinator for the SMU Geothermal Laboratory, doesn't think she's found one. Today, the university posted a preview of its assess ... More >>
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June 4, 2009
Blast Off
SMU's been tapped by the State Energy Conservation Office to study clean, renewable energy sources throughout the state of Texas -- and danged if Maria Richards, program coordinator for the SMU Geothermal Laboratory, doesn't think she's found one. Today, the university posted a preview of its assess ... More >>
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March 18, 2009
Natural Selection Only a "Figure of Speech," Says State Education Board Chair
Don McLeroyDon McLeroy, a Republican dentist from Bryan, is the chair of the Texas State Board of Education. He's also a book critic: Over the weekend, an indie book publisher posted his recommendation of Robert Bowie Johnson Jr.'s new book Sowing Atheism: The National Academy Of Sciences' Sinister ... More >>
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March 6, 2009
Spaceballs, or: You Can Stop Looking for Meteors. But a UNT Prof Is Giving Some Away.
They've stopped looking for pieces of the "fireball" down in West, where, apparently, it's plowin' season. And once the plows start turning up the fields, the samples, which already look like regular old rocks, are going to be difficult to spot. Furthermore, the landowners down there have gotten gre ... More >>
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October 15, 2008
The Giving Tree: Dallas Urban Forest Chair Gets Bush Volunteer Award
They've stopped looking for pieces of the "fireball" down in West, where, apparently, it's plowin' season. And once the plows start turning up the fields, the samples, which already look like regular old rocks, are going to be difficult to spot. Furthermore, the landowners down there have gotten gre ... More >>
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July 17, 2008
Evolutianity
They've stopped looking for pieces of the "fireball" down in West, where, apparently, it's plowin' season. And once the plows start turning up the fields, the samples, which already look like regular old rocks, are going to be difficult to spot. Furthermore, the landowners down there have gotten gre ... More >>
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May 21, 2008
Do Not Curb Your Enthusiasm, as EPA Honors Laura Miller
They've stopped looking for pieces of the "fireball" down in West, where, apparently, it's plowin' season. And once the plows start turning up the fields, the samples, which already look like regular old rocks, are going to be difficult to spot. Furthermore, the landowners down there have gotten gre ... More >>
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May 15, 2008
Two Days Left to Virtually Tour Texas From the Comfort of Victory Park
They've stopped looking for pieces of the "fireball" down in West, where, apparently, it's plowin' season. And once the plows start turning up the fields, the samples, which already look like regular old rocks, are going to be difficult to spot. Furthermore, the landowners down there have gotten gre ... More >>
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September 19, 2007
Is the Man Behind the TXU Deal a Hero or a Villain? Depends.
They've stopped looking for pieces of the "fireball" down in West, where, apparently, it's plowin' season. And once the plows start turning up the fields, the samples, which already look like regular old rocks, are going to be difficult to spot. Furthermore, the landowners down there have gotten gre ... More >>
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May 23, 2007
Is That Gas or Indigestion at Exxon?
They've stopped looking for pieces of the "fireball" down in West, where, apparently, it's plowin' season. And once the plows start turning up the fields, the samples, which already look like regular old rocks, are going to be difficult to spot. Furthermore, the landowners down there have gotten gre ... More >>
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April 5, 2007
Brain Spat
They've stopped looking for pieces of the "fireball" down in West, where, apparently, it's plowin' season. And once the plows start turning up the fields, the samples, which already look like regular old rocks, are going to be difficult to spot. Furthermore, the landowners down there have gotten gre ... More >>
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February 8, 2007
Shooting Stars
They've stopped looking for pieces of the "fireball" down in West, where, apparently, it's plowin' season. And once the plows start turning up the fields, the samples, which already look like regular old rocks, are going to be difficult to spot. Furthermore, the landowners down there have gotten gre ... More >>
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December 4, 2006
Poor People Make Excellent Guinea Pigs
They've stopped looking for pieces of the "fireball" down in West, where, apparently, it's plowin' season. And once the plows start turning up the fields, the samples, which already look like regular old rocks, are going to be difficult to spot. Furthermore, the landowners down there have gotten gre ... More >>
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October 27, 2006
Wash Your Balls
They've stopped looking for pieces of the "fireball" down in West, where, apparently, it's plowin' season. And once the plows start turning up the fields, the samples, which already look like regular old rocks, are going to be difficult to spot. Furthermore, the landowners down there have gotten gre ... More >>
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September 25, 2006
Spare Climate Change
They've stopped looking for pieces of the "fireball" down in West, where, apparently, it's plowin' season. And once the plows start turning up the fields, the samples, which already look like regular old rocks, are going to be difficult to spot. Furthermore, the landowners down there have gotten gre ... More >>
Music
August 17, 2006
All Apologies
Hey, man. Dave's coming.
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June 1, 2006
Rock Stars
Hey, man. Dave's coming.
Film
June 1, 2006
Fahrenheit 2050
Al Gore takes on the other imminent threat to America
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May 25, 2006
Science!
Einstein's genius blinds us
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May 4, 2006
Star Power
FWMSH shines bright
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March 16, 2006
No, Really?
FWMSH shines bright
News
October 28, 2004
Delayed Pain
Plus: Viva la Alcaldesa!; Donkey Kong
Calendar
October 21, 2004
This Week's Day-By-Day Picks
Plus: Viva la Alcaldesa!; Donkey Kong
Best of Dallas
October 14, 2004
Best Quilter
Sue Benner
Music
October 7, 2004
Alternative Education
The Junior Boys' Jeremy Greenspan could have chosen academia. Instead, he chose to rock.
Film
October 9, 2003
Science Friction
Dopamine looks at love and loss from a chemical perspective
News
September 18, 2003
Genetic Criminals
A DNA researcher tracks down the causes of hereditary illnesses
Calendar
May 15, 2003
This Week's Day-By-Day Picks
A DNA researcher tracks down the causes of hereditary illnesses
Best of Dallas
September 26, 2002
Best Local Ski Mountain
Taos Ski Valley
News
August 23, 2001
Shallow Impact
Why don't tourists flock to the meteor crater outside of Odessa? Because most don't know a bona fide Texas treasure from a hole in the ground.
News
January 11, 2001
Monkey Business
William Dembski thought Baylor University would be the perfect place to investigate a scientific alternative to Darwinism. He didn't know he'd be crucified for his cause.
News
August 24, 2000
Buzz
SEEDless in DISD
Calendar
July 6, 2000
Dino-might
Life and Death in the Big Bend
Film
May 18, 2000
Mesozoic mess
The Disney formula goes disturbingly awry in the off-putting Dinosaur
Music
July 22, 1999
Errortype:11
Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, July 24
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November 19, 1998
Hot tango
Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, July 24
Film
July 2, 1998
The long trailer
The mega-hyped disaster flick Armageddon signals the death of storytelling
Film
May 7, 1998
Road to ruin
Deep Impact is a feel-good disaster movie
News
December 12, 1996
Footprints of Fantasy
Creation scientist Dr. Carl Baugh claims he's found evidence that will explode the 'myth' of evolution. But the biggest myth is Baugh himself.
News
January 11, 1996
Quest for fire
The Dallas Museum of Natural History seeks a hot new concept to save itself from extinction
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April 27, 1995
Events for the week
The Dallas Museum of Natural History seeks a hot new concept to save itself from extinction
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