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A fossil first: Scientists find 1.5-million-year-old footprints of two different species of human ancestors at same spot

More than a million years ago, on a hot savannah teeming with wildlife near the shore of what would someday…

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Message from voters: Remove politicized constraints on fossil energy production

On Election Day, voters delivered at least one clear message: Remove the policy roadblocks standing in the way of greater…

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Fossil dung reveals clues to dinosaur success story

In an international collaboration, researchers at Uppsala University have been able to identify undigested food remains, plants and prey in…

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Small bird fossil fills gap in dinosaur to bird brain evolution : NPR

Navaornis in hand. Stephanie Abramowicz / Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Abramowicz /…

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Fossil fuel CO2 emissions increase again in 2024

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached a record high in 2024, according to new research by the Global…

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Fossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in South America 12 million years ago

Researchers including a Johns Hopkins University evolutionary biologist report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird…

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A rock in Argentina turns out to be the oldest tadpole fossil ever found

Paleontologists don’t always get what they are digging for. In January 2020, a team from the Argentine Museum of Natural…

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Microbes drove methane growth between 2020 and 2022, not fossil fuels

Microbes in the environment, not fossil fuels, have been driving the recent surge in methane emissions globally, according to a…

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New seed fossil sheds light on wind dispersal in plants

Scientists have discovered one of the earliest examples of a winged seed, granting insight into the origin and early evolution…

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In U.N. vote, countries show willingness to move away from fossil fuels : NPR

The United Nations headquarters in New York City on on September 21, 2021. Timothy A. Clary/Getty Images North America hide…

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