fossil
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"SolarStratos takes another step towards its ultimate goal: reaching the stratosphere aboard a crewed electric and solar-powered aircraft, without using a single drop of fossil fuel."
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
But while AI could boost the efficiency and use of renewables, the technology has long been used by oil and gas companies to sift through geological data, identify underground reservoirs and streamline fossil fuel production.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
A new species of dinosaur - a long-clawed predator the size of a large tiger - has been identified from a fossil found on the Isle of Wight more than 100 years ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The team went beyond examining the fossil itself, using mathematical models to reconstruct how megaraptorans spread and evolved over millions of years.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
How much fossil fuel was burned to keep it refrigerated and fly it to the U.S.?
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
The research team also used mathematical modelling to investigate how the spread of megaraptors around the world might have changed over time, based on fossils discovered so far, dinosaurs' evolutionary trees, geography and climate.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Megaraptors are regarded as the most mysterious of the large, meat-eating dinosaurs, as few megaraptor fossils have been found.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
These dinosaurs remain among the least understood groups of large meat eaters because their fossils are exceptionally rare.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Geological evidence and plant fossils show that the Triassic landscape of Kariba was dry and dotted with stands of large conifer trees, with green corridors of vegetation following permanent watercourses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
By about half a million years ago, human fossils had diverged from older Homo erectus skeletons in their enlarged, rounder, and less angular skulls.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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