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College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds

  Student activists at more than 200 colleges are trying a new tactic in hopes of slowing the pace of climate change: They are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies.Full story

Smuggled Dinosaur's Return May Boost Mongolian Paleontology

When Mongolia’s most famous dinosaur, a relative of T. rex, returns to the Asian country on May 18, it returns to a homeland rich in dinosaur fossils, but with scant resources to display and study them. Full story

'Out of Time' Fossil Reveals Ancient Ocean Diversity

A fossil that once lined a mule track in Iraq has revealed the surprising survival of a group of ichthyosaurs, marine reptiles that swam the seas more than 66 million years ago. Full story

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  Museum offers time, place for 'What the heck is this?'

Rachel Maddow reports on a regular event at the Museum of Natural History in New York City at which members of the public are invited to bring in mysterious objects they have collected for identification by the museum's scientists.

  'Mitt Romney rich': How Al Gore came to be worth roughly $200M

Former VP Al Gore is almost as rich as Mitt Romney, according to a new in-depth Bloomberg analysis of his wealth placing it at roughly $200 million. Bloomberg News' Ken Wells joins Morning Joe to discuss Gore's wealth, $70M of which came from the sale of Current TV.

  Cramer: Lack of jobs is a big problem

CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, GOP strategist Mike Murphy; Politico’s Maggie Haberman; and NBC News Andrea Mitchell talk about the need to get jobs back in the U.S. to boost the economy.

  The Rise of the Red States

Governors of the 8 red states are pushing a strong message of low taxes, pro-business and pro fossil fuel production. Jimmy Williams, Democratic Strategist; John McLaughlin, McLaughlin & Associates CEO; Betsy McCaughey, author of "Beating Obamacare," w...

  Pterosaur fossil on display in Brazil

The National Museum of Brazil unveils the fossilized remains of a giant flying prehistoric reptile known as Pterosaur along with a life-sized replica of the winged lizard. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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A dinosaur fossil is seen during a ceremony in New York in this file photo
A dinosaur fossil is seen during a ceremony in New York in this file photo

A dinosaur fossil is seen during a ceremony in New York in this May 6, 2013 file photo. The huge Tyrannosaurus bataar's skull was on display at a repatriation ceremony near the United Nations in New York, where officials of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan and the U.S. Immigration and Custome

Dinosaur fossils are seen during a ceremony in New York
Dinosaur fossils are seen during a ceremony in New York

Dinosaur fossils are seen during a ceremony in New York May 6, 2013. A 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton from the Gobi Desert that was smuggled to the United States in pieces and auctioned for more than $1 million was returned on Monday by the U.S. government to Mongolia.officials. REUTERS/Eric

A dinosaur fossil is seen during a ceremony in New York
A dinosaur fossil is seen during a ceremony in New York

REFILE - ADDING OBJECT NAMEA dinosaur fossil is seen during a ceremony in New York May 6, 2013. The huge Tyrannosaurus bataar's skull was on display at a repatriation ceremony near the United Nations in New York, where officials of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan and the U.S. Immigration a