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The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is buzzing with excitement as it prepares to unveil its latest hands-on exhibition ...
MDWFP's Mississippi Museum of Natural Science invites visitors to discover the hidden world of science in your backyard.
You can enjoy Picnic in the Park at LeFleur’s Bluff Playground in Jackson. The event will take place on Saturday, May 24 from ...
Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you’ll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (May 9-11) around Mississippi. Central Mississippi Owl Prowl – ...
Video above shows 2025 Fossil Road Show JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Environmental ...
It was capable of growing beyond 30 feet in length and weighed around 10 tons—a mature elephant plus a sedan car.
Mississippi has changed over millions of years and everything from sea monster to dire wolf fossils can be found here.
Each week, Libby Hartfield, Retired Director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, brings a specialist into the studio to answer your questions about various animals we see in Mississippi.
Researchers uncovered one vertebra, and based on its size, they estimate the massive creature was at least 30 feet long when it roamed the shallow seas that covered the region roughly 66 million years ...
It was deposited into the state’s paleontology collections at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson. Watch for us in your inbox.