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Scientists say it is crucial to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels to limit the period of "overshoot" above 1.5C and bring temperatures back down as quickly as possible.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Critics say they will add demand to electricity grids still heavily reliant on planet-warming fossil fuels, and place new pressure on often-stretched local water supplies to cool down hot servers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

"This paper publishes a new adult fossil attributed to Homo erectus, DNH 127, providing further confirmation that this species first appeared in southern Africa 2 million years ago."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

The biggest pressures come from farming, which can destroy the habitats wildlife depends on, and burning fossil fuels for energy, which drives climate change.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

I recheck the probability of finding a fossil.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Hominin fossils are so rare that generally the differences between them are huge, and researchers are left to make educated guesses regarding what existed in the missing parts of the fossil record.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

However, the large number of fossils from Drimolen, some of which are published in this paper, allow an unprecedented insight into the micro-evolutionary changes that shaped human ancestors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Chemical fossils, also known as biomarkers, preserved in ancient rocks contain evidence consistent with sponges living at least 650 million years ago.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

That would place them tens of millions of years before the oldest definitive macroscopic animal fossils.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

“He says when a mockingbird sings, for all we know it’s pitching fossils into the air. He says who knows what songs of ancient creatures we may be hearing out there.”

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli