fossil
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But a crucial difference between renewables and fossil fuels is that buyers only have to pay for a solar plant or wind turbine once.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
“Our future will be at serious risk if we continue to rely on fossil fuels,” said South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
The fossil was discovered at a site at Mazon Creek in Illinois, US, with the first analysis of it published in 2000.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The fossil, known as Pohlsepia mazonensis, is not an octopus.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
But Richard Owen, the fossil taxonomist—Darwin’s frenemy—was quick to discern the philosophical implications of Darwin’s theory.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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