fossil
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In research published in Annals of Human Biology, the team reports the first known adult Homo erectus fossil from Drimolen.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The biggest pressures come from farming, which can destroy the habitats wildlife depends on, and burning fossil fuels for energy, which drives climate change.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The fossil collection also includes remains of P. robustus.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
"The exposure to volatile fossil fuel prices and vulnerable supply routes reinforces the need to move faster on renewable energy, storage and electrification," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
But Naylor’s farm is one link in a chain that includes fossil fuels, artificial fertilizer, pesticides, heavy machinery, feedlots, antibiotics, and processing plants.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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However, the large number of fossils from Drimolen, some of which are published in this paper, allow an unprecedented insight into the micro-evolutionary changes that shaped human ancestors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Hominin fossils are so rare that generally the differences between them are huge, and researchers are left to make educated guesses regarding what existed in the missing parts of the fossil record.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The newly described fossils provide additional support for that formal classification.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Archaeologists from La Trobe University have described 18 newly published hominin fossils from South Africa, including a second skull fragment belonging to Homo erectus.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Among the questions that attracted interest in that fanatically inquisitive age was one that had puzzled people for a very long time–namely, why ancient clamshells and other marine fossils were so often found on mountaintops.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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