fossil
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Asked whether De la Espriella's administration would also pursue efforts to phase out fossil fuels despite the president's support for fracking, the minister said yes but added that "reality" must be taken into account.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
"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
The use of fossil fuels to power the centre prompted criticism from environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth Cymru.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The fossil consists of part of the rear of the dinosaur's skull.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Figgins wanted to display a fossil bison in his museum, especially if he could get one of the big varieties that went extinct during the Pleistocene.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Lippincott emphasized how extraordinary the discovery was, even for researchers familiar with Wyoming's abundant belemnite fossils.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Most belemnite fossils from Wyoming have a narrow, bullet-shaped appearance, typically measuring between 5 and 10 centimeters in length and just 1 to 2 centimeters across.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
There was one major problem with that explanation: Until now, no megaraptoran fossils had been identified in Europe.
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
I scooped up another handful of dirt and picked out the shell fossils.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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