fossil
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"It not only extends the known fossil record of blood, but also offers a direct molecular window into the physiology of long-extinct animals so we may better understand them and the world they lived in."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
"By replacing electricity that would otherwise come from fossil fuel-fired power plants, this output avoids 185,936 tonnes of carbon emissions each year," operator Sanko Enerji says.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
All four projects say they intend to connect to the national grid when it can meet their electricity needs, reducing their reliance on fossil fuels.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Energy Information Administration prove accurate, projected increases in Western Hemisphere production of fossil fuels won’t be enough to prevent price shocks from the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Home plate was tilted up and stamped on top with a cracked mollusk fossil.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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Beyond confirming the survival of ancient blood components, the discovery raises the possibility that other fossils may contain molecular information that conventional examinations have overlooked.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Earlier research had identified structures resembling blood cells in ancient fossils, but scientists had not conclusively demonstrated the presence of these particular molecular remains within them.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
The paper achieves something that would have seemed impossible a decade ago: it recovers meaningful biological information from H. erectus fossils far too old for DNA.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Giant-sequoia fossils have been found in Nevada, Colorado, South Dakota and other Western states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Animal fossils repeatedly turned up on opposite sides of oceans that were clearly too wide to swim.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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