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, you can still experience The Wall by following these instructions:

First, go to the Cool Iris website to download and install the free add-on for your web browser.

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]

It was the ideal image for a pamphlet celebrating Birmingham's recycling success - an imposing picture of the city's skyline.

There was just one problem: The photo council chiefs chose was of Birmingham, Alabama - more than 4,000 miles away in the U.S.

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 lived in different eras, actually lived at the same time.

Read full article at Science Daily.

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

The stone shaped like a fish head lay among the retired policeman's display of pottery and shells for more than 15 years after he picked it up on a beach.

Full story and photos at the Daily Mail Online from the UK.

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 from Nickelodeon, stunt shows by Michael Saab of the Modern Gypsies, a new outdoor interactive robotic sculpture "Linear Motion", fresh new exhibits, free cake, and a lot more fun!