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Paleontologists discover new carnivorous dinosaurs in the Sahara, 7-year-olds rejoice

ae8ee_dinos2.jpgMuch to the joy of small children everywhere, scientists from the University of Chicago have unearthed two new species of dinosaur in the Sahara desert and given them awesome names. To their gift shop pantheons of cool plastic figurines, museums can now add "fierce-eyed dawn shark" (Eocarcharia dinops) and "old hidden face" (Kryptops palaois)—which both sound suspiciously like old kung fu movies.

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Linnaeus Knew What's In A Name [podcast]

Today's 60 Second Science podcast is brought to you by Linnaeus admirers Goethe and Rousseau:

Linnaeus Knew What's In A Name

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