fossil
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What may look like a fossil human tooth-picking groove could just as easily be the by-product of everyday chewing.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Last year's summit in Brazil ended with a modest pact that failed to explicitly mention fossil fuels and many nations fear a repeat unless stronger leadership is shown.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Their absence in the fossil record has long puzzled researchers.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
He said countries big and small remained in some way dependent on fossil fuels -- including Australia, a major coal and gas exporter, yet highly reliant on imports for petrol, diesel and other fuels.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
This was the ash that made Mike Voorhies’s fossil beds in eastern Nebraska.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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