Was there a time in your childhood when you told your parents, ‘I want to study dinosaurs when I grow up!’? On National Fossil Day, we encourage you to channel that childhood curiosity. The event, a celebration of paleontology, often includes events at local museums, parks, and schools. Participants may get to see amazing remnants of the past, such as the dinosaur tracks on our homepage, which were photographed near Tuba City, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation.
Let’s talk fossils
Today in History
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In the valley of the doll
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Just another day in paradise
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Mitsumata blossoms
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A city of bridges
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The meeting point of the winds
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The fantastic winter fox
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A lunar lantern celebration
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Rocks on the move
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It s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting
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A treaty for science
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Huntington Beach Pier, California, at sunset
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Surf s up—Down Under
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Ringing in the new year at Teotihuacan
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Do spirits haunt the Gardens of Versailles?
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Dolomites
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Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
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Spring awakens
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Monarch butterflies in Angangueo, Mexico
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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Honoring our fallen heroes
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National Park Service anniversary
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Three Natural Bridges, Wulong Karst, China
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Wildlife crossing, Wierden, Netherlands
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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Heceta Head Light, Florence, Oregon
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International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
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Acadia transformed
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Bringing together history and technology