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‘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
Online pension provider PensionBee launching fossil fuel-free pension, which it claims is first mainstream product of its type By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 14 November 2020 Online pension provider PensionBee is launching a fossil fuel-free pension, which it claims is the first … Read more
Incredible opalised dinosaur teeth shed light on how three species of huge sauropods coexisted in outback Australia Fossilised dinosaur teeth were found at Lightning Ridge, in north-west NSW Researchers said the area has yielded a rich bounty of fossils over the years Three sauropod species are believed to have co-existed in the area at the time … Read more
The rock-star fossil hunter brothers who dug up the most expensive dinosaur bones in the world have been locked in a bitter dispute after a family fall out. For years, legendary paleontologist brothers Peter and Neal Larson worked together on some of the most monumental fossil finds but tensions mounted several years ago when younger brother … Read more
Paleontologists do not have the highest of profiles. But that could change with the release of Ammonite, the film starring Kate Winslet who plays Mary Anning, the prolific 19th-century fossil-collector and paleontologist whose gender and poverty prevented the full fame she deserved. Responsible for finding the first ichthyosaur skeleton — still on display in London’s … Read more
One of the most complete T-Rex fossils in the world has been sold for a record $31.8 million, nearly quadrupling the previous highest price for a dinosaur at auction. The fossil nicknamed Stan made mincemeat of an opening price of between six and eight million dollars at Christie’s in New York Tuesday. It shredded the … Read more
The Government is expected to bring forward its ban on new fossil fuel vehicles by ten years in order to accelerate the rollout of electric cars in the UK. MPs last week urged the Prime Minister to bring the sales ban forward to 2030 from 2040 in order to help the Government achieve its target … Read more
Runner stumbles upon a dinosaur fossil on a Scottish beach proving that stegosaurs were roaming the Inner Hebrides 166 million years ago Researcher Elsa Panciroli made the unexpected discovery on the foreshore The Isle of Eigg is only the second Scottish location with known dinosaur bones Researchers say it was a type of stegosaur with … Read more
BP boss admits ‘socially challenged’ fossil fuel industry is seen as ‘bad’ as he vows to slash production by 40% in drive to become carbon neutral by 2050 Bernard Looney, 49, says he knows the industry is perceived as ‘bad’ by society Last year alone, BP was responsible for 415 million tons of carbon emissions … Read more
350 million-year-old fossil of a fern-like plant unearthed in Australia over 50 years ago is finally identified as a new species Keraphyton mawsoniae was discovered after its fossil was cut open and studied Fossil was found in 1964, but languished in a drawer for more than 50 years Plant that lived before the dinosaurs is … Read more