The Great London [05/22/22] 

  • Natural Heritage: Epoch-defining study pinpoints when humans came to dominate planet Earth

    The human-dominated geological epoch known as the Anthropocene probably began around the year 1610, with an unusual drop in atmospheric carbon dioxide and the irreversible exchange of species between the New and Old Worlds, according to new research published today in Nature.17th Century World Map ny Nicholas Visscher [Credit: Art…

  • Fossils: Long-necked dino species discovered in Australia

    The Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum today announced the naming of Savannasaurus elliottorum, a new genus and species of dinosaur from western Queensland, Australia. The bones come from the Winton Formation, a geological deposit approximately 95 million years old.>An artist's impression of the Savannasaurus elliottorum [Credit: …

  1. 'Leaving a Mark on History: Treasures from Greek Museums' at the National Archaeological Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria
  2. "Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections" at the National Gallery of Art, Washington
  3. 'Royal Taste: The Art of Princely Courts in Fifteenth-Century China' at the Ringling Museum of Art, Florida
  4. Getty Museum presents "Gothic Grandeur": Manuscript illumination, 1200-1350
  5. Ancient Biblical artifacts make world premiere at Armstrong Auditorium