Dinosaurs

Natural history fiends, show off your paleontology pride with some dynamo mini dino bijous. We absolutely adore this dainty set of dinosaur earrings ($16) and tiny triceratops pendant with a chain ($26) by Etsy user Christine Domanic. No, your eyes don't deceive you — that is a faux meteorite rock the triceratops is resting on. Smart science jewelry? We'll take it.

There's also a brontosaurus ($26) version of the necklace. We haven't been this excited since a new dinosaur was discovered!

Or is entomology more the name of your game? We've got you covered too: check out this cicada metamorphosis ring ($28).

Dinosaurs are alive and . . . living in New Jersey? It may sound a bit farfetched, but with a slight suspension of disbelief, it's true, and it's amazing.

Field Station: Dinosaur, a Jurassic Park-like prehistoric theme park in Secaucus, NJ, opened in May and has been attracting dinosaur-loving tots and their eager parents ever since. The park's 31 life-size dinosaurs not only stand just minutes away from the hustle and bustle of New York City, but thanks to animatronics and facial-recognition technology, they move and roar as visitors happen upon them in the park's 20-acre footprint. The park's founder traveled the world to find the best and most lifelike dinosaurs in the world before opening the doors. So not only is the 15-foot-tall T. rex a showstopper, but the baby dinosaurs that rest in the "field guides'" arms when visitors walk into the park are enough to make grown-ups do a double-take.

Keep reading for more details on the park and their Halloween-themed tours.

Could this be the start of a real-life Jurassic Park? Paleontologists from the University of Alberta recently published their findings on dinosaur and bird feathers preserved in amber in the journal Science. Dating back over 78 million years, the feathered findings indicate winged creatures of early Earth may have had similarities to modern birds. Here's what you need to know about this historic finding:

• Why it matters — The primitive feathers found in amber are nearly identical to those of today's birds. The report says that these early feather specimens are attributable to dinosaurs before they went extinct.
• Amber preservation — The feathers are in such vivid detail because the tree resin that preserves them has its own antibacterial and drying properties that slow normal decay.
• Jurassic Park? — Despite the similarities to Jurassic Park's storyline of finding dino DNA preserved in amber, a future theme park won't be in the works anytime soon. The specimens discovered in Canada are very small and don't contain any DNA material. Your Jeff Goldblum-inspired vacation plans are foiled again.