Just what the heck does this mean, right?  Cool Iris is a new browser add-on that makes viewing large numbers of pictures a cool experience!  Many web sites, including Google and Flickr, are Cool Iris enabled (or the old name, PicLens, may also be seen.)  We are still awaiting an upgrade to our content management system software for the final easy to maintain code (using mediaRSS).  However

A small group of dedicated fossil hounds arrived in Dallas County to assist James Lamb in searching for ancient bones and teeth of extinct animals in the Late Cretaceous chalk gullies.  Suffering miserably in the heat of the day where temperatures were recorded at 109 degrees, our spirits were frequently lifted by the amazing fossils that were being found.  We had the opportunity to search in

Alabama Summers - Hot, Hot, and more Hot!

Fossil Workshop in SW Alabama

This fossil workshop is sponsored by the Geological Survey of Alabama, The University of West Alabama, and Discovering Alabama.

The cost of the workshop is $15. Science teachers will receive 8 CEU's, a field guidebook, Lost Worlds in Alabama Rocks by Jim Lacefield, two Discovering Alabama DVDs, a geologic map of Alabama, fact sheets on Alabama fossils, a box lunch, a fossil kit, and more.

Birmingham council uses picture of city skyline in leaflet to encourage civic pride... but it's Birmingham, Alabama 

[Just for grins, not fossil related at all! - - BPS Admin]

Edmonton, Canada - A dinosaur bone bed in southwest Edmonton that served as a feeding area for the direct ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex has revealed that two dinosaurs, thought to have liv

BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st

Staring balefully out over the garden pond, it was one of the more unusual items in Peter parvin's rockery.

McWane Science Center, BPS's home for the past 2 1/2 years, celebrated their 10th birthday by throwing a Birthday Blast party July 12th, which featured a visit