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
The researchers undertook a CT scan of the fossil, creating a 3D model of this part of the skull.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Their analysis combined the available fossil record with evolutionary relationships among dinosaurs, ancient geography, and climate conditions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
The remarkable fossil sloth head had been presented at a meeting of the British Association of the Advancement of Science in Cambridge.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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
The second part of the name refers to India, where the fossils were discovered.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
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
The team then compared its anatomy with fossils from several other groups of meat-eating dinosaurs, including tyrannosaurs, spinosaurs, raptors, and other predators that walked on two legs.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Soon fossils filled nearly the whole of his house in Brighton and consumed much of his income.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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