fossil
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The fossil fuels that we've been burning for more than a century produce two very different kinds of pollution.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Major construction projects can damage or destroy fossil deposits, but they can also expose layers of rock that scientists would otherwise have little chance of reaching with traditional excavation tools.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Even if residents don’t mind the fossil fuels, they do care about water consumption and air quality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
To be sure, scientists have not yet conclusively established that humanity’s burning of fossil fuels is increasing or intensifying El Niño.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
But trap too much, which humans were doing by burning fossil fuels, and everything started to overheat.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
That long-term reduction may help explain why fossils of the species are relatively uncommon and why the cats may have become increasingly vulnerable to extinction.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
She moved with her family to rural Gloucestershire as a young woman and spent hours exploring the surrounding countryside and caves, collecting fossils.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Countless more fossils remain in the ground, including at Phu Wiang National Park, two hours away, where Suravech and his veteran paleontologist father -- and boss -- Varuvudh work on a dig.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
"There are many fossils hidden here that are waiting for us to uncover," Suravech said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
I pushed back his stack of papers, his brain model, and the glass-encased fossils so I could work.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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