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Londoners mourn the loss of a giant fossil

Stephen Beard, LondonMarch 2, 2015

Thousands of people in the British capital are venting their anger at the Natural History Museum in London. They want it to reverse its decision to ditch its most iconic exhibit: Dippy the dinosaur. The 85-foot-long skeletal diplodocus has towered over the museum’s entrance for decades. But now it's to be replaced by the remains of a blue whale.

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