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New Fossils Suggest Land Life Bounced Back Faster Than Expected After End-Permian Mass Extinction
Fossil findings from the Heshanggou Formation in North China indicate that land ecosystems recovered faster than expected following the end-Permian extinction. While previous estimates suggested a prolonged uninhabitable phase, new research shows riparian zones may have stabilised within a shorter timeframe. Burrowing activity and plant regrowth su...
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Tracing the Origins of Oaks: How Climate and Tectonic Changes Shaped Modern Trees
Oaks, iconic trees in today’s forests, evolved over millions of years, influenced by significant climatic events like the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. Fossils found in Austria reveal the earliest oak evidence, while tectonic movements led to the diversification of oak species across continents. Oaks adapted to changing climates, making their...
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Alien Plant Fossil Discovered Near Utah, Cannot Be Linked to Any Known Plant Family
An ancient plant fossil discovered near Rainbow, Utah, has defied classification, according to a study in Annals of Botany. Named Othniophyton elongatum, the fossil shows no connection to any known plant families, modern or extinct. Found in the Green River Formation, the specimen revealed unique features, such as stamens retained after fertilisati...
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New Duck-Billed Dinosaur Species Discovered in Mexico, Here's What You Need to Know
Scientists have discovered a new duck-billed dinosaur species in Mexico, named Coahuilasaurus lipani. The fossil, originally misclassified, shows unique features like a large snout and tooth-like projections, suggesting the dinosaur fed on tough plants in its tropical habitat. The discovery adds to the growing understanding that dinosaurs in the re...
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Greenland's Fossils Reveal an Ice-Free Tundra Less Than a Million Years Ago: Report
Recent research reveals that Greenland, now 98% covered in ice, was almost entirely ice-free at some point in the last million years. Fossils of plants like willow and Arctic poppy, found in an ice core sample from the island’s center, suggest a once-thriving tundra ecosystem. This discovery is significant because it challenges previous beliefs t...
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US Announces Sweeping Cuts To Power Sector Carbon Emissions
President Joe Biden's government on Thursday finalized sweeping plans to curb planet-warming emissions from the nation's fossil fuel plants as part of the United States' efforts to confront the climate crisis.
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400 Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Oldest Evidence Of Fungal Disease
Researchers discover a 407-million-year-old fossilized fungus, named Potteromyces asteroxylicola, in the Rhynie Chert, shedding light on early disease history and fungi's role in shaping Earth.
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Scientists Discover 'World's Oldest Meal', Give Clues About Our Animal Ancestors
The scientists analysed ancient fossils containing preserved phytosterol molecules - natural chemical products found in plants - that remained from the animals' last meal.
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Germany To Shut Coal Power Plants By 2030: "Not In Doubt At All"
Germany said Monday it still aimed to close its coal power plants by 2030 despite reverting to the fossil fuel following an energy crisis provoked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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NY Bill Aims To Limit Crypto Miners Using Fossil Fuel-Generated Power
The New York State Legislature has passed a bill that would impose a two-year moratorium on the use of fossil-fuel power plants to provide energy to miners of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but Governor Kathy Hochul's office on Monday said she had not yet decided whether to sign it.
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New York Bill Aims To Limit Fossil Fuel Energy Use For Crypto Mining
New York State Legislature has passed a bill imposing a two-year moratorium on use of fossil-fuel power plants to provide energy to crypto miners
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Climate Crisis: Fossil Fuel Plants That Power BTC Mining to Lose Permits in New York State
The State Senate of New York has reportedly passed a bill, that could restric operational permits for fossil fuel plants that power Bitcoin mining. The bill will be enforced only after state governor Kathy Hochul signs it into an Act. The bill came into formation after the activity of Bitcoin mining escalated in the New York State, raising environm...
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GAIL India Signs Pact To Set Up Rs 1,000-Crore Bioethanol Plant In Gujarat
Bioethanol is an alternative to fossil fuel used in vehicles and a form of renewable energy that can be produced from agricultural feedstocks through microbial fermentation.
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"Coal Shortage Due To Rain": Minister Amid Power Crisis Concerns
Amid reports of power crisis due to coal shortage in the country, Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said that the shortage of fossil fuel was triggered due to rains causing an increase in its international prices.
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Billion-Year-Old Chinese Seaweed May Be The Oldest Green Plant Fossil
Scientists have spotted in rocks from northern China what may be the oldest fossils of a green plant ever found, tiny seaweed that carpeted areas of the seafloor roughly a billion years ago and were part of a primordial revolution among life on Earth.
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New Fossils Suggest Land Life Bounced Back Faster Than Expected After End-Permian Mass Extinction
Fossil findings from the Heshanggou Formation in North China indicate that land ecosystems recovered faster than expected following the end-Permian extinction. While previous estimates suggested a prolonged uninhabitable phase, new research shows riparian zones may have stabilised within a shorter timeframe. Burrowing activity and plant regrowth su...
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Tracing the Origins of Oaks: How Climate and Tectonic Changes Shaped Modern Trees
Oaks, iconic trees in today’s forests, evolved over millions of years, influenced by significant climatic events like the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. Fossils found in Austria reveal the earliest oak evidence, while tectonic movements led to the diversification of oak species across continents. Oaks adapted to changing climates, making their...
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Alien Plant Fossil Discovered Near Utah, Cannot Be Linked to Any Known Plant Family
An ancient plant fossil discovered near Rainbow, Utah, has defied classification, according to a study in Annals of Botany. Named Othniophyton elongatum, the fossil shows no connection to any known plant families, modern or extinct. Found in the Green River Formation, the specimen revealed unique features, such as stamens retained after fertilisati...
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New Duck-Billed Dinosaur Species Discovered in Mexico, Here's What You Need to Know
Scientists have discovered a new duck-billed dinosaur species in Mexico, named Coahuilasaurus lipani. The fossil, originally misclassified, shows unique features like a large snout and tooth-like projections, suggesting the dinosaur fed on tough plants in its tropical habitat. The discovery adds to the growing understanding that dinosaurs in the re...
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Greenland's Fossils Reveal an Ice-Free Tundra Less Than a Million Years Ago: Report
Recent research reveals that Greenland, now 98% covered in ice, was almost entirely ice-free at some point in the last million years. Fossils of plants like willow and Arctic poppy, found in an ice core sample from the island’s center, suggest a once-thriving tundra ecosystem. This discovery is significant because it challenges previous beliefs t...
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US Announces Sweeping Cuts To Power Sector Carbon Emissions
President Joe Biden's government on Thursday finalized sweeping plans to curb planet-warming emissions from the nation's fossil fuel plants as part of the United States' efforts to confront the climate crisis.
-
400 Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Oldest Evidence Of Fungal Disease
Researchers discover a 407-million-year-old fossilized fungus, named Potteromyces asteroxylicola, in the Rhynie Chert, shedding light on early disease history and fungi's role in shaping Earth.
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Scientists Discover 'World's Oldest Meal', Give Clues About Our Animal Ancestors
The scientists analysed ancient fossils containing preserved phytosterol molecules - natural chemical products found in plants - that remained from the animals' last meal.
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Germany To Shut Coal Power Plants By 2030: "Not In Doubt At All"
Germany said Monday it still aimed to close its coal power plants by 2030 despite reverting to the fossil fuel following an energy crisis provoked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
-
NY Bill Aims To Limit Crypto Miners Using Fossil Fuel-Generated Power
The New York State Legislature has passed a bill that would impose a two-year moratorium on the use of fossil-fuel power plants to provide energy to miners of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but Governor Kathy Hochul's office on Monday said she had not yet decided whether to sign it.
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New York Bill Aims To Limit Fossil Fuel Energy Use For Crypto Mining
New York State Legislature has passed a bill imposing a two-year moratorium on use of fossil-fuel power plants to provide energy to crypto miners
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Climate Crisis: Fossil Fuel Plants That Power BTC Mining to Lose Permits in New York State
The State Senate of New York has reportedly passed a bill, that could restric operational permits for fossil fuel plants that power Bitcoin mining. The bill will be enforced only after state governor Kathy Hochul signs it into an Act. The bill came into formation after the activity of Bitcoin mining escalated in the New York State, raising environm...
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GAIL India Signs Pact To Set Up Rs 1,000-Crore Bioethanol Plant In Gujarat
Bioethanol is an alternative to fossil fuel used in vehicles and a form of renewable energy that can be produced from agricultural feedstocks through microbial fermentation.
-
"Coal Shortage Due To Rain": Minister Amid Power Crisis Concerns
Amid reports of power crisis due to coal shortage in the country, Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said that the shortage of fossil fuel was triggered due to rains causing an increase in its international prices.
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Billion-Year-Old Chinese Seaweed May Be The Oldest Green Plant Fossil
Scientists have spotted in rocks from northern China what may be the oldest fossils of a green plant ever found, tiny seaweed that carpeted areas of the seafloor roughly a billion years ago and were part of a primordial revolution among life on Earth.
