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Scientists Look to Uncover , the Last Dinosaurs
to Roam the Earth , Before Asteroid Hit.
'Newsweek' recently reported on some of the last dinosaurs that were around when a gigantic asteroid
struck the Earth and caused a mass extinction event.
This event wiped out nearly three quarters of all plant and animal species on the planet, including non-avian dinosaurs and pterosaurs, as well as many birds and mammals.
The last Age of the Dinosaurs took place
near the end of the Cretaceous Period
at a time referred to as the Maastrichtian.
We mostly hear about the last dinosaurs
that were alive in North America, because
some of the best and only rocks we've
discovered for this moment in time
are in Montana and the Dakotas. , Ashley Poust, Paleontologist from the San Diego
Natural History Museum, via 'Newsweek'.
That's only a very small bit of what
was likely a huge, unknown diversity
of 'last dinosaurs' across the globe, Ashley Poust, Paleontologist from the San Diego
Natural History Museum, via 'Newsweek'.
Two of the most famous dinosaur species
alive during the Maastrichtian were
the Triceratops and the Tyrannosaurus rex.
Remains of these well-known dino species
were found alongside a number of other
dinosaurs in the Hell Creek Formation. .
The heavily armored plant-eater, Ankylosaurus, the thick-skulled
plant-eater, Pachycephalosaurus, and the bird-like
"Chicken from Hell," Anzu, were also among the final dinosaurs.
The heavily armored plant-eater, Ankylosaurus, the thick-skulled
plant-eater, Pachycephalosaurus, and the bird-like
"Chicken from Hell," Anzu, were also among the final dinosaurs.
The heavily armored plant-eater, Ankylosaurus, the thick-skulled
plant-eater, Pachycephalosaurus, and the bird-like
"Chicken from Hell," Anzu, were also among the final dinosaurs.
These would've been some of the
very last non-avian dinosaurs on Earth;
most or all were probably in existence
when that giant asteroid fell out of the sky
66 million years ago and caused
massive environmental disturbances, Matthew Lamanna, Palaeontologist from the
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, via 'Newsweek'.
'Newsweek' reports that scientists also know that dinosaurs existed in Mongolia, Madagascar and
Antarctica around the time of the mass extinction event.
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Lego To Start Producing , Bricks in the United States.
CNN reports toy maker Lego intends to
spend over $1 billion building a factory to produce bricks in the United States.
Lego officials announced on June 15 plans to begin building a 1.7 million square foot factory in Virginia.
When the factory begins operations in 2025,
it will employ nearly 1,800 people.
Lego's Virginia factory will be the company's seventh globally and second in North America.
Previously, Lego had a factory
located in Connecticut, though
the facility shuttered in 2006.
Sales of Lego products have experienced
a pandemic-induced boom,
rising 27% in the last year.
More and more families are
falling in love with Lego building and we are looking forward to making Lego bricks in the U.S.,
one of our largest markets. , Niels B. Christiansen, Lego CEO, via CNN.
Experts say Lego's decision to build a factory in the United States helps address clogged supply chains and increased shipping costs.
Our factories are located close to our biggest markets which shortens the distance our products have to travel. , Carsten Rasmussen, Lego COO, via CNN.
Our new factory in the U.S. and expanded capacity at our existing site in Mexico means we will be able to best support long-term growth in the Americas. , Carsten Rasmussen, Lego COO, via CNN
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Health authorities in North America and Europe have detected dozens of suspected or confirmed cases of monkeypox since early May. Britain has confirmed nine cases since May 6, and the United States verified its first on Wednesday in Massachusetts.
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'Super Flower Blood Moon' , Lunar Eclipse , Will Happen This Weekend.
The 'super flower blood moon' lunar eclipse will begin on Sunday, May 15.
It begins at exactly 10:27 p.m. EST and takes about an hour to reach totality.
There is no harm in looking directly at the moon as there is with a solar eclipse.
A lunar eclipse happens as the Earth moves in between the sun and a full moon.
This causes the light that hits the moon to shift in color from gray to red.
The name blood moon is derived from the deep reddish color that is the result of the eclipse.
This moon is also a supermoon, so named because it appears larger in the sky.
Because the orbit of the moon is not a perfect circle, the moon is sometimes closer to the Earth than at other times during
its orbit, NASA, via 'USA Today'.
A supermoon is usually around
7 percent larger in the sky ... .
... and 15 percent brighter than a standard full moon.
According to 'The Old Farmer's Almanac,' 2022 will be host to four supermoons.
The moon on Sunday will also be a "flower" moon.
'The Old Farmer's Almanac' states that a "flower" moon is so named as "flowers spring forth across North America in abundance this month.".
According to NASA, May's supermoon is also known as a corn planting moon and a milk moon.
Moons derive their
names from multiple
sources including Indigenous,
Colonial American and European
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