fossil
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This creates a dilemma for countries rethinking their reliance on fossil fuel, following the second energy crisis in four years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
But building infrastructure takes time, as does weening the public off fossil fuels.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Teeth can reveal a great deal, but scientists need more fossil material before they can formally name the species and understand where it fits on the human family tree.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
According to the Sierra Club, more than 85% of renewable energy sources now cost less than fossil fuel sources.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
Richard Owen, the paleontologist who hovered over England’s natural historians like a patrician falcon, descended from the Royal College of Surgeons, to verify and catalog Darwin’s fossil skeletons.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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