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The largest fossil of an ancient deep-sea fish once thought to be extinct was recently found—entirely by mistake. Paleontologists in the UK were given what they were told was a pterodactyl bone, but after a closer inspection, the team realized it wasn’t one bone. The specimen was identified as a thin bone of plates belonging … Read more
Rapid shift away from fossil fuels would risk ‘extraordinary’ UK job losses, boss of asset manager Blackrock warns By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 29 January 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 29 January 2021 A rapid shift away from fossil fuels would risk ‘extraordinary’ UK job losses, the boss of the … Read more
Renewables overtook fossil fuels to become the biggest source of electricity in the UK for the first time in 2020, a new analysis shows. Combined, wind, solar, bioenergy and hydropower – all renewable energy sources – generated a record 42 per cent of the UK’s power last year. Meanwhile, fossil fuels – mostly gas – produced 41 … Read more
Exceptionally preserved fossil of a 100-MILLION-year-old praying mantis is discovered in Canada that shows the prehistoric creature’s vein network and wings Fossils of wings belonging to Labradormantis guilbaulti were found in Labrador The exceptionally preserved specimens allowed scientists to analyze veins laying on the wings A single vein on a folding line exists in just … Read more
Spectacular fossil of an eight-foot SHARK that roamed the seas 150 million years ago and was one of the largest of its time is unearthed in Germany The well-preserved skeleton of the Asteracanthus shark were found in Bavaria The almost complete skeleton shows that Asteracanthus was up to 8ft long There were 150 teeth preserved within … Read more
Scientists have identified the world’s earliest python from 47 million-year-old fossils recovered from a quarry in southwest Germany. Remains of the new python species, called Messelopython freyi, were discovered in Messel Pit, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near the German city of Darmstadt. Researchers report in a new paper that the ‘completely preserved’ species had a length … Read more
The dash to ditch gas for hydrogen boilers: Ministers step up drive to cut fossil fuel use in next decade No new-build homes will be gas-powered after 2025 in shift away from fossil fuel Gas boilers in homes should soon be replaced by hydrogen-powered heaters It comes as Government said it was restarting talks about building … Read more
The Fossil Gen 5 Smartwatch is now 47% off on Amazon for Black Friday – that’s a huge saving of £130 By Emily Knott For Mailonline Published: 13:36 GMT, 27 November 2020 | Updated: 15:30 GMT, 27 November 2020 Black Friday 2020 is here, and there are huge savings to be had on the latest … Read more
Romi Savova is the chief executive of PensionBee, which was founded in 2014 Investors keen to ditch big oil and gas companies from their pension funds have the option to go fossil fuel free from as early as next year if they sign up their savings to a brand new tracker fund set for launch … Read more
‘Fossil galaxy’ discovered deep within the Milky Way is the remnant of a star cluster that collided with our own 10 BILLION years ago and was absorbed into its ‘halo’, astronomers claim Experts analysed the composition and motion of tens of thousands of stars This allowed them to identify the hidden remnant of the galactic collision The … Read more