New DNA Study Crushes The Hope Of A Real Life Jurassic Park
In August, Clive Palmer, an insanely rich and slightly crazy Australian mining magnate, announced he wanted to build a real life Jurassic Park. Sadly, news out today in the journal Proceedings of the...
View ArticleThe Super Badass Velociraptor From Jurassic Park Is Actually Nothing Like...
Velociraptor—"raptor" for short—roamed the Earth about 75 million to 71 million years ago toward the end of the Cretaceous Period, which was the glory days of the dinosaurs. Velociraptor was named in...
View ArticleTHEN & NOW: The Cast Of 'Jurassic Park'
This weekend, Steven Spielberg's classic 1993 film "Jurassic Park" will return to theaters in 3D. It's been two decades since the dinosaur epic came to the big screen. We know Samuel L. Jackson went on...
View ArticleA Montage Of The Best Screaming Scenes In 'Jurassic Park'
In honor of tonight's re-release of 20-year-old "Jurassic Park," Vulture has managed to cut every scream in the classic film into a 44-second video.Laura Dern really brings the emotion, but you would...
View ArticleFor $35K You Can Watch 'Jurassic Park' In 3D At Home This Weekend
Universal is re-releasing Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" in 3D this weekend. But now you can relive the dinosaur thriller in the comfort of your home — provided you have a home theater and $35,000...
View ArticleThe 'Evil Dead' Rise Above 'Jurassic Park' — Here's Your Box-Office Roundup
It was a monster rewind at theaters this weekend. Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" returned to theaters in 3D while Bruce Campbell's horror classic "Evil Dead" scared its way back to the box office...
View Article16 Of The Highest-Grossing Book-to-Big Screen Film Adaptations
The adaptation of Max Brooks' "World War Z" is currently earning bank at the box office, here are 16 of the biggest book-to-movie projects.*All figures are total domestic grosses, not adjusted for...
View ArticleMosquito Expert Calls Out A Big Problem In The Plot Of Jurassic Park
There's a glaring mistake in the 1993 dinosaur classic Jurassic Park that any good entomologist would know. The mosquito used in the film is completely the wrong species.In the film, scientists extract...
View ArticleNew Study Drives A Nail In The 'Jurassic Park' Coffin — Amber-Preserved...
A new study suggests the worst possible news for fans of Jurassic Park: it's not possible to isolate DNA from amber-preserved insects.Researchers from the University of Copenhagen tried to isolate DNA...
View ArticleScientists Have Found An Ancient Fossilized Mosquito Full Of Blood
Researchers have just published an exciting find: a 46-million-year-old mosquito full of blood. Next stop "Jurassic Park"? Not so fast. The find is really interesting because it's the first example of...
View Article'Jurassic Park' Sequel Will Film In Hawaii And Louisiana
Director Colin Trevorrow's sci-fi thriller Jurassic World is gearing up to star shooting in Hawaii and Louisiana. Production is scheduled to begin in Oahu for four weeks in April, followed by two weeks...
View ArticleResearchers Put Tails On Chickens To Make Them Walk Like Dinosaurs
Studying dinosaur bones and physiology can only teach us so much about how dinosaurs actually walked the Earth. Because dinosaurs called theropods are related to modern birds, a few researchers thought...
View ArticleAwesome Parody Video Replaces The 'Jurassic Park' Velociraptors With Cats
One of the best scenes from the 1993 film Jurassic Park is when the velociraptors get loose in the park and chase the kids into the kitchen.As with any popular movie scene, there comes a time when it...
View ArticleThese Goofy-Looking Reptiles Ruled The Skies For Millions Of Years
The first non-insect animal to evolve powered flight wasn't the bird, but a fuzzy reptile called the pterosaur. These animals ruled Mesozoic skies for 150 million years, soaring above the dinosaurs....
View ArticleScientists Crown The World Heavyweight Champion Of Dinosaurs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This guy could really throw his weight around.Scientists on Tuesday unveiled body weight estimates for an astounding 426 different dinosaur species using a formula based on the...
View ArticleJurassic Park Was Wrong: T-Rex Would Be Able To See You Even If You Stood Still
In the immensely popular (despite the sins) movie Jurassic Park, there's the famous scene where the giant T-Rex is attacking a jeep during a thunder storm. As it attacks, Dr. Alan Grant, a...
View Article'Jurassic World' Director Reveals New Story Details
Quite a few Jurassic World plot details have leaked out across the Internet in recent weeks, along with a map that offered a look at the new dinosaurs and attractions housed within the Isla Nublar...
View ArticleHow 'Jurassic Park' Changed Special Effects Forever
"Jurassic Park" is one of the most successful movies ever made, generating more than $1 billion at the box office — but it's also one of the most groundbreaking.The Steven Spielberg film is credited...
View Article'Jurassic World' Set Photo Teases A New Dinosaur
Last week, three official photos were released from the Jurassic World set, featuring stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins and Nick Robinson. However, many fans were disappointed that we...
View ArticleChris Pratt Reveals The Plot For 'Jurassic Park' Sequel Out Next Summer
Next summer, the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park will return to the big screen in a new sequel, "Jurassic World."While we've known about the movie for a while now, we didn't have a good idea of what the...
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