fossil

Example Sentences

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Using fossil fuels to heat up water, warm indoor air and cook food inside homes and businesses was responsible for 13% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

They featured detailed drawings of various ancient fossils and prehistoric creatures, whose origins were beginning to be studied and understood by scientists at the time.

From BBC

That early date has sparked debate because it predates the oldest confirmed sponge fossils by at least 100 million years.

From Science Daily

Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team describes the discovery of "chemical fossils" preserved in rocks more than 541 million years old.

From Science Daily

While fossil fuels still play a big part in the energy market, more power was generated by renewable energy in the EU last year for the first time.

From BBC