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A strange fossil at the edge of the solar system just shook up Planet Nine theories

Subaru Telescope has made an exciting discovery: a small body beyond Pluto, with implications for the formation, evolution, and current…

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Prehistoric ‘scalopini’ mole fossil uncovered in an ancient Spanish volcano crater

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Researchers have discovered a new genus…

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Tiny fossil with razor teeth found by student — rewrites mammal history

A University of Portsmouth student has discovered a new species of prehistoric mammal dating back 145 million years to the…

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Senate GOP would gut EV incentives and provisions to move U.S. away from fossil fuels

Tax credits for clean energy and home energy efficiency would still be phased out, albeit less quickly, under Senate Republicans’…

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Fossil fuel spending to fall for first time since pandemic

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.…

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Feathered fossil shows famed dinosaur could fly (like a chicken)

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Archaeopteryx represents a pivotal point in…

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From prehistoric resident to runaway pet: First tegu fossil found in the U.S.

Originally from South America, the charismatic tegu made its way to the United States via the pet trade of the…

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First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered

For the first time, scientists have discovered fossil evidence of an endangered, living tropical tree species. The unprecedented find was…

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Earliest ‘true cicada’ fossil discovered in Germany

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Geologists accidentally found a monstrous mosasaur fossil in Mississippi mud

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Mosasaurs were some of the most fearsome apex predators to ever stalk the Cretaceous…

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